Code-switching and mixing of English and Arabic among college students in Saudi ArabiaA case study of the faculty of science and arts in Almethnub- “QU”

Abstract

The goal of this research paper is to posit some points touching the use of Code-switching and mixing of English and Arabic. The aims of this study are to show 1- whether Arab students at Qassim university (QU) code-switch and mix to English in their daily contacts or not, 2- why Arab students at „QU‟ code switch and mix to English. This type of investigation was conducted on the 02 of December, 2018. It examined 80 Arab students of different educational levels, and ages, they are at 4 levels of education at „QU‟: First year that are taken intensive English course, second, third and fourth level. The tool used for data collection in this study was a questionnaire. The result has shown that most of the Arab professors and students at „QU‟ do code-switch and mix to English in their conversations. Finally, the findings show that the reasons that Arab students at „QU‟ code-switch and mix to English refer to the lack of knowledge in English Index Terms- Code-switching (CS), Code-mixing (CM), (QU).