Abstract :
In the last decade, the language contact phenomena including bilingualism and code switching have received much attention. In this respect, this study aimed to investigate correlation between gender of learner and his/her attitude toward code-switching between English and Arabic used in medical courses at Northern Boarder University in Saudi Arabia. To this end, quantitative (questionnaire) research design was used to collect the related data. The total 189 Saudi Arabian ESP students at Northern Boarder University (111 males and 78 females) formed the participants of the study. The results of data analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in the students’ attitudes toward code-switching because of gender. Both the female and the male students agreed that code switching was more desirable and believed that it made the course easy to understand.
