Code Mixing and Code Switching Behaviours of the English Education Study Program Students on Instagram Posts

The aim of this research was to investigate code-mixing and code-switching
behaviours of the English Education Study Program Students on Instagram Posts.
The study employed a mixed- method design. The subjects were sixth-semester
English Education Study Program Students (EESP) on the Instagram posts. The
instruments consisted of observation checklist and interview. The data were taken
from January- June 2020. The code mixing data were classified based on
Muysken (2000) and code switching were based on Poplack (1980). The reasons
why the students mixed and switched codes of code-mixingandcode-switching
were analyzed by following Hoffman (1991). The findings show that, first, the
EESP Students applied Insertion, Alternation and Congruent lexicalization types
of code-mixing and all types of code switching on Instagram Posts namely ; tag
code switching, inter-sentential code switching, and intra-sentential code
switching. Second, four parts of speech were found in code mixing, namely: verb,
noun, adjective, and pronoun. Third, The reasons why the students mixed codes
on Instagram Posts, were talking about particular topic, expressing group identity,
repetition used for clarification, and being emphatic about something. Fourth, the
sixth functions of code mixing were talking about a particular topic, being
emphatic about something, expressing group identity, There has been no
comprehensive explanation if the EESP student’s language behaviours are
internally and or externally motivated.
Keyword : code, code mixing, code switching and Instagram