Code Mixing and Code Switching as an Effective Pedagogical Strategy Approach in Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of French as a Foreign Language in The Yorubaphone Community

This paper examines the role of language teachers and the instructional strategies used in delivering the subject matter in their classrooms. It is also aims to address the perception of neglecting the use of indigenous languages in classroom instruction. Thus, the study advocates the use of code-mixing and code-switching pedagogies as an instructional approach to enhance teaching effectiveness and learner comprehension. A descriptive survey design was used to examine the teaching practices of selected lecturers and students were also interviewed through semi-structured interviews in conducting the study in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State, Nigeria. This is the scope of the study.