AN ANALYSIS OF CODE-MIXING USED BY THE SIXTH SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF INDO GLOBAL MANDIRI UNIVERSITY

The use of code mixing by students in learning occurs very often. Code-Mixing is when people use more than one language in a speech or conversation. This research aimed to know the type of code mixing and the reasons why the students used code mixing in learning process at Indo Global Mandiri University. The research methodology that used in this research was descriptive qualitative method. The subjects of this research were the sixth semester English students at Indo Global Mandiri University. In collecting the data, the researcher used observation to find out the type of code mixing that used by the students and used interview to find out the student’s reasons of used the code mixing. The result showed that there were three types of code mixing that used by English students in learning process, namely insertion code mixing, alternation code mixing, and congruent lexicalization. Insertion code mixing was the dominant type that used by English students in learning process, which are 14 utterances included insertion code mixing, 3 utterances included alternation and 1 utterance included congruent lexicalization. While the reasons of students used code mixing in learning process were situational factor and language attitude.
Keywords: Code-Mixing, Reasons, Type of Code-Mixing