Attitudes of Kuwaiti Students Towards English/ Kuwaiti Arabic Code Switching in Kuwaiti Media.

It has been noticed that the use of English/Kuwaiti Arabic CS has been invading different social domains in Kuwait, one of which is Kuwaiti media. This sociolinguistic study is meant to investigate students' attitudes at the college of basic Education (PAAET) and the college of Education, Kuwait Uni...

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Publicado en:Arab Journal for the Humanities Vol. 34; no. 136; pp. 305 - 327
Autores principales: Dashti, Abdulmohsen, Dashti, Fatima
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Kuwait University Autumn2016
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Sumario:It has been noticed that the use of English/Kuwaiti Arabic CS has been invading different social domains in Kuwait, one of which is Kuwaiti media. This sociolinguistic study is meant to investigate students' attitudes at the college of basic Education (PAAET) and the college of Education, Kuwait University, towards the use of codeswitching in Kuwaiti TV channels. A questionnaire has been utilized and copies have been distributed to 764 students. The findings of the questionnaire were examined across gender, year of study, and student's major as sociolinguistic parameters. The results were analyzed quantitatively. Frequencies, means, standard deviations, t-test and one-way ANOVA were measured followed by analysis and discussions.