Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Communication and Storytelling Studies
Date of Award
12-2022
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Amber Kinser
Committee Members
Christine Anzur, Delanna Reed
Abstract
This qualitative research study is an exploration of how college students navigate code-switching between their home and academic environments. Data were collected from five participants using interview and small group methods. Through the lenses of Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) and Memorable Messages (MM) frameworks, the researcher explores how key MMs affect how participants coordinate and manage meaning in communications with others in their home and college environments. Findings were fourfold: 1) participants chose between following established and creating new rules when code-switching; 2) participants shared experiences and strategies regarding knowing when and how to code-switch; 3) preparing audiences for information disclosure was a key element of code-switching and 4) there was a need for community and a space of non-judgement for students who experience large differences between their home and academic cultures.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Wolven, Travis, "“It’s About the Two Selves”: Experiences in Code-Switching between Home and Academic Environments" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4155. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4155
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Other Communication Commons, Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons