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Abstract

This study aims to clarify how English teachers and EFL students feel regarding switching codes in English as a foreign language classes where this language of the globe is the primary verbal communication used for teaching and learning. The current research discussed the use of switching the codes within the context of instruction. This research was conducted in the fifteen (15) departments/ institutes/ centers of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan, with 550 EFL learners selected based on their age, gender, English learning year, and level of ability. Moreover, as many as 15 English teachers who differed in gender, nationality, and length of teaching experience were also part of this study. For the quantitative portion of the study, EFL students were given questionnaires to complete, which were then evaluated using both descriptive and Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector (CHIAD) analysis. Teachers were asked interview questions, and their replies were examined to get the qualitative portion's findings. The responses extracted from the recorded semi-structured interviews of English instructors were then empirically analyzed. Specific recommendations have been made regarding the current literature, and the findings have been examined.