Code Switching Between Algerian Arabic and French Language The Case of Third-Year Psychology Students at Tlemcen University

Abstract

The main aim of this research paper is to show the reasons that lead third year psychology students at Tlemcen university to code switch between Algerian Arabic and French during the lecture ; and, to know how this phenomenon affect their culture and beleif. As far as the case study consists of one research instrument; one for teachers and another for their students. The results obtaind from gathering and analysing data has been revealed that, students code switch consciously and unconsciouly for the purpose of conveying their messages and to compensate for the lack of vocabulary, they considered French as language of progress and it used for prestige.