The Reasons of Using Code Mixing and Switching in Updating Facebook Status for ED Students as The Implication of Being Bilingual
Kharisa Fatriyana - 112008096 Abstract
Facebook is the most visited sites in Indonesia (eBizMBA.com, 2012). There are millions Facebook-ers in Indonesia who actively access this social network site. This study analyses when and why ED students 2008 use code mixing and switching in updating their Facebook status. The 20 participants who had fulfilled the criteria were chosen to share their bilingualism experiences in updating their Facebook status through interview which last around 10 minutes. The result shows that ED students mostly mixing and switching the language when there were no suitable words, quoting people’s statement, grumbling, etc. This study also found that there were 5 reasons of mixing and switching languages, such as showing off their bilingualism to other people, introducing new words, etc.
