Saudi EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions Towards Using English-Arabic Code Switching as a Teaching and Learning Strategy

This study aimed to investigate EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers’ and students' perceptions towards using CS (code-switching) in teaching learning English at Saudi secondary schools. It also attempted identify teachers reasons for high The sample of the consisted 100 122 students who were randomly selected from schools city Riyadh. data collected via five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Moreover, this instrument was validated by ten university professors, its reliability achieved calculating Cronbach Alpha formula. findings revealed that believed an effective strategy helping understand unfamiliar topics, facilitating students’ new grammatical structures, increasing student-teacher interaction, enlivening atmosphere class. Finally, agreed most important behind comprehension, avoiding misunderstanding, eliciting better responses students, filling gaps classroom conversation.