Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0968 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Code-Switching
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The idea
Code-switching is changing forms of language within a conversation or between settings, such as speaking with peers versus teachers.
In practice
A bilingual child moving between Spanish and English in one sentence at home.
Where people slip
Multilingual code-switching requires competence in both languages and goes with a bicultural identity; it signals skill, not confusion.
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