A student mixes Hindi and English while answering. The teacher should:

Answer choices

  1. A. Punish the student for not using pure English
  2. B. Ignore all such responses
  3. C. Recognise this as natural code-switching and encourage more English use supportively ✓ Correct
  4. D. Send the student for remedial classes immediately

Explanation

Code-switching is natural in multilingual learners. Punishing it raises the affective filter and damages learning.

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Subject: English