Code-switching Among Multi-lingual Learners in Primary Schools South Africa: An Exploratory Study Investigates code-switching in educational contexts within an environment of 11 official languages, among which English is perceived as the most prestigious one. It examines under what conditions children tend to switch from one language to another and points out some advantages of code-switching in teaching in a multilingual and multicultural context. S.OS. Ncoko, Gauteng Department of Education, R. Osman and K. Cockcroft, University of Witwatersrand.