International Journal of Linguistics ISSN 1948-5425 2013, Vol. 5, No. 2 www.macrothink.org/ijl 46 Code Switching in English as Foreign Language Instruction Practiced by the English Lecturers at Universities Mujiono (Corresponding author) Department of Linguistics, Sebelas Maret University of Surakarta Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A Kentingan Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia Tel: 62-0271-632-450 E-mail: moejie_nova73@yahoo.com Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo Letters Faculty, Sanata Dharma University of Yogyakarta Tromol Pos 29, Yogyakarta 55002, Central Java, Indonesia Tel: 62-0274-513-301 ext. 1324 E-mail: soepomop@yahoo.com Edi Subroto and Tri Wiratno Department of Linguistics, Sebelas Maret University of Surakarta Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A Kentingan Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia Tel: 62-0271-632-450 E-mail: wiratno.tri@gmail.com Received: January 18, 2013 Accepted: February 18, 2013 Published: April 22, 2013 doi:10.5296/ijl.v5i2.3561 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v5i2.3561 Abstract In lecturing English as foreign language instruction in the classroom, the English lecturers still have difficulties. They have to switch the language when the students do not understand about what they are conveying. This study was aimed at investigating how the English lectures practiced code switching in English as foreign language (EFL) instruction in the classroom. This was a descriptive qualitative research in which data was taken