AN ANALYSIS OF CODE-SWITCHING USED BY THE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AT SMA NEGERI 1 PALEMBANG

The objectives of the study were to find out the types of code-switching used by the teachers of English at SMA Negeri 1 Palembang during the teaching process and the motivation of the teachers in using code-switching. The method of this research was descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The result of the study found that there were twenty data which classified, namely metaphorical, situational and conversational code-switching. The most often type of code-switching that the teachers used during teaching were conversational code-switching. Their motivation was the teacher wanted to give a clearer explanation to the students.