Basics
The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.
What is code switching?
In the film "Sorry to Bother you", the black man Cassius Green achieves success in his predominantly white workplace by
What is using his "White Voice" (a.k.a code switching)?
3 places where you WOULD need to code switch
What is school, job/job interviews, anytime you encounter the police/anyone of any power?
Code switching mainly effects
What is racial minorities?
In "The Hate You Give" Starr changes how she's presented at Williamson because
What is she doesn't want to be viewed as a stereotypical/thug/pitiful black girl?
One necessity that you likely won't get access to if you don't code switch
What is a stable job?
Reasons people have to code switch
What is desire to fit in with the people around you and avoiding assumptions of being uneducated?
The media presents people of color, who don't code switch, as
What is uneducated, dangerous, and/or ¨thugs¨?
When someone catches you code switching they tend to feel like you've been
What is putting on a facade?
The term "code switching" was originally made to explain what language based phenomenon
What is how multi-lingual people switch from language A to language B?
A president that was accused of code switching just to appeal to voters was
What is Barack Obama?
Except to fit in a specific group, are there any other reasons for people to code switch?
What is to easily communicate in a bilingual and various cultural settings?