Code-switching In The Middle School Ef Classes: The Case Study Of The First Year Learners Must It Be Perceived As An Asset To Ease Or As A Constraint To Obstruct Foreign Language Learning? (1) 1 - Efl: English As A Foreign Language /ell: English Language Learning/ 1fl1: Foreign Language 1/fl2: Foreign Language 2 / L: Learner/ Ls: Learners/ Mt: Mother Tongue/ T: Teacher/ Tie: Technological Institute Of Education/ Tl: Target Language.

Abstract

The present paper deals with the role of the mother tongue (MT) and other languages and dialects in first year English classes in the Algerian context. Through the analysis of a series of recorded lectures and the study of the code switching instances, we have attempted to highlight the role and identify the main functions of the MT, i.e., Arabic, and other languages, during the implementation of the curricula contents