User:Gaucho221/Code-switching/Alyssancor Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Gaucho221


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 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gaucho221/Code-switching?veaction=edit&preload=Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Code-switching

Evaluate the drafted changes
'''Many teachers adapt their teaching styles to code-switching because they believe that it allows students to feel as if they are maintaining their full identity. Educators allow students to code-switch whether it be when talking or writing. This has been seen to be effective because it allows students to communicate their experiences just how they felt them happen. Oftentimes, the educator themselves will participate in code-switching when interacting with students because it allows students to feel more comfortable in such environments. Code-switching also allows students to feel more confident and secure with their languages and writing because they see that code-switching is acceptable only in certain instances. Although, code-switching can become difficult to control, it has been said that speaking and writing go hand in hand, if a person can write, then they can speak and control their switch in the same or similar way. The process of code-switching in a classroom also allows for a "greater access" to knowledge. It is important to be noted that code-switching occurs more often with those whose dominant language is not standard English.'''

For this above, I think it sounds great! One thing I would change is to introduce the people that you got your information from. I like the bilingual advantage paragraph but if I had to suggest something here, maybe go into more depth about foot note 7, you can maybe add something here. (just a suggestion)

Bilingual disadvantage
'''On the contrary to advantages, research has shown that bilingual children seem to have more of a disadvantage compared to their monolingual peers. For example, many of them are required to write or speak in English in American schools, rather than writing and speaking in all the languages that they know. It is stated that "many students are required to write or speak in English, causing them to push away their other known languages that make up a huge part of their identities" (Lee & Marshall). Oftentimes, children speak their first language at home whenever they are around their family, and then once they leave their homes they speak in English. The switch in language causes a person to be careful and aware of their surroundings in order to know when it is ok to speak a certain language. On the contrary, whenever they feel comfortable around someone, they tend to code-switch and speak in a mixture of two languages or more. The adaptation to standard English language can be quite difficult for bi/multilingual speakers and writers because they can feel unsupported and discouraged by the educational systems. Code-switching occurs very naturally and is hard to control for those who are fluent in more than one language. '''

'''Whenever students are faced with in class writing activities, they tend to face writers block because they are constantly thinking in more than one language making it difficult to narrow down their ideas into just one language. It has been noted that grammar is one of the most important yet most difficult topics in English, which even monolingual students struggle with. Code-switching makes it very difficult to follow all of standard English grammar rules because students' brains are constantly wanting to switch from one language to another making it harder for students to formulate good grammatical sentences. Bi/multilingual writers can oftentimes feel "diminished" or "embarrassed" whenever they are forced to solely stick to standard English because they are afraid to be wrong and stand out in a negative way compared to their monolingual peers. Code-switching is a way that many people use in order to communicate with similar people whenever they are struggling with formulating words or ideas.'''

^ You can maybe add the name of the person for foot note 6 by saying: " it is stated by (name) that "Quote"..."

I like that the first paragraph has only one theme consistent throughout, it's very clear and easy to understand.

A suggestion for the first sentence in the 2nd paragraph- the first sentence could be reworded somehow. "whenever students are faced with in class writing activities" could be reworded to something like "During class writing activities students are often times faced with writer's block...".

In the last sentence maybe change "is a way" to "something" or "mechanism"