Code-switching and code-mixing are characteristics that are often seen in
bilingual people. There are several factors that influence it including the linguistic
system, sociolinguistics, pragmatism, and language proficiency of bilingual
speakers contribute to this behavior. For that phenomenon, the researcher raises
research on the choice of language used when learning English which aims to find
out what types of language choices students and teachers use when learning
English and what factors influence the language choices of eleventh-grade of IPA
3 Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 3 Banjarmasin.
This study uses a qualitative descriptive technique as a research method.
The data in this study were obtained by observing and interviewing eleventhgrade students of IPA 3 Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 3 Banjarmasin. This study used
three steps in the data analysis procedure, namely: data reduction, data
presentation, and drawing conclusions.
After analyzing the data, the researcher found the use of code-mixing and
also code-switching by students and teachers when learning English, which are
types of language choices. And also the researcher knows the factors that
influence the choice of English for eleventh-grade of IPA 3, namely: social status,
ethnicity, place, and also the media.