Jason Orellana 10/30/2017
Eng2150
Code-Switching: Social Science Research report
You unconsciously change your attitude and don’t know why. You didn’t think of changing your emotions, did you? This is the process of code-switching, where our approach on behalf of a situation results in a change in our identity. According to James Paul Gee in, “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction”, we obtain two particular “approaches”: primary and secondary Discourse. While also mentioning the existence of “Discourse”, and “discourse”, a change in the capitalization of the “d”. Our primary Discourse derives from our interaction with “intimate” members, “a primary socializing group (family, clan, peer group).” Our secondary Discourse derives from non-home-based social institutions (work, school, local stores, organizations, etc.) Lastly, the difference between the two discourses is that capitalized “d” Discourse refers to an “identity kit” on how we act, talk, and part-take on a particular role, meanwhile, our “discourse” refers to “connected stretches of language that make sense”, which is an element of capitalized “D” Discourse. It is important to understand the category of our “approaches” which we interact in, to understand why our identity doesn’t remain the same throughout our daily life. However, our ‘language’ is a main focus of our discourse. Gee defines language as, “say or write the right thing in the right way while playing the right social role and (appearing) to hold the right values, beliefs, attitudes.” Our language changes to communicate with others. Along with Gee’s explanation of Discourse, and language, I conducted a self-analysis on the amount of times code switching has occurred and categorized it according to the group of people of which it falls under.
A Discourse is an individual’s “identity kit”, as Gee describes it. Throughout our daily routine, we code switch according to whom we are speaking to. I’ve conducted a graph where it has been recorded from a time period of 6AM to 1 AM. They differ in the days by which they have been recorded, but surprise me by how similar they remained.
This graph represents the percentage of my time that has been spent on either, Non-structured, structured, and no conversation categories. The Non- structured conversations means conversations such as text messages, where grammar is not emphasized. Structured conversations are conversations where grammar and sentence structure is important, and usually involves conversations that take place between individuals, in person or on the phone. The bar graph also represents the data that occurred in that weekend, totaling up to a 19 hour routine, and separating the duration spent on a particular Discourse. The No discourse category refers to moments spend sleeping, or on the train.
Then there’s a graph that represents the percentage of my time being spent on either category on the weekday.
On the weekday, the percentage of my day being spent on Non-structured conversations are about the same. Although, the structured conversation seem to be less, if we’re talking about being present in school. Since its college, everyone seems to be doing their own thing. Although, there is always an increase in no conversation because the traveling time from home to school to work adds on to it.
According to my findings, most of my time is spent on Non-structured conversations, on average. It may seem a little out of the ordinary that I communicate less within my primary discourse. I spend more time in my secondary discourse, such as college and my workplace. In a nutshell, I spend most of my time going to school then to work. Although, my discourse still occurs, and as I communicate with other individuals, my attitude will adapt to every event.Jason Orellana 10/30/2017
Eng2150
Code-Switching: Social Science Research report
You unconsciously change your attitude and don’t know why. You didn’t think of changing your emotions, did you? This is the process of code-switching, where our approach on behalf of a situation results in a change in our identity. According to James Paul Gee in, “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction”, we obtain two particular “approaches”: primary and secondary Discourse. While also mentioning the existence of “Discourse”, and “discourse”, a change in the capitalization of the “d”. Our primary Discourse derives from our interaction with “intimate” members, “a primary socializing group (family, clan, peer group).” Our secondary Discourse derives from non-home-based social institutions (work, school, local stores, organizations, etc.) Lastly, the difference between the two discourses is that capitalized “d” Discourse refers to an “identity kit” on how we act, talk, and part-take on a particular role, meanwhile, our “discourse” refers to “connected stretches of language that make sense”, which is an element of capitalized “D” Discourse. It is important to understand the category of our “approaches” which we interact in, to understand why our identity doesn’t remain the same throughout our daily life. However, our ‘language’ is a main focus of our discourse. Gee defines language as, “say or write the right thing in the right way while playing the right social role and (appearing) to hold the right values, beliefs, attitudes.” Our language changes to communicate with others. Along with Gee’s explanation of Discourse, and language, I conducted a self-analysis on the amount of times code switching has occurred and categorized it according to the group of people of which it falls under.
A Discourse is an individual’s “identity kit”, as Gee describes it. Throughout our daily routine, we code switch according to whom we are speaking to. I’ve conducted a graph where it has been recorded from a time period of 6AM to 1 AM. They differ in the days by which they have been recorded, but surprise me by how similar they remained.
This graph represents the percentage of my time that has been spent on either, Non-structured, structured, and no conversation categories. The Non- structured conversations means conversations such as text messages, where grammar is not emphasized. Structured conversations are conversations where grammar and sentence structure is important, and usually involves conversations that take place between individuals, in person or on the phone. The bar graph also represents the data that occurred in that weekend, totaling up to a 19 hour routine, and separating the duration spent on a particular Discourse. The No discourse category refers to moments spend sleeping, or on the train. 
Then there’s a graph that represents the percentage of my time being spent on either category on the weekday.
On the weekday, the percentage of my day being spent on Non-structured conversations are about the same. Although, the structured conversation seem to be less, if we’re talking about being present in school. Since its college, everyone seems to be doing their own thing. Although, there is always an increase in no conversation because the traveling time from home to school to work adds on to it.
According to my findings, most of my time is spent on Non-structured conversations, on average. It may seem a little out of the ordinary that I communicate less within my primary discourse. I spend more time in my secondary discourse, such as college and my workplace. In a nutshell, I spend most of my time going to school then to work. Although, my discourse still occurs, and as I communicate with other individuals, my attitude will adapt to every event.