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This paper discusses bilingual adolescents' code-switching practice, determining the ways language switching is employed to address social interactions, establish one's identity, and complete cultural contexts. By adopting a mixed-methods approach-in particular, through observational studies, questionnaires, and discourse and conversation analyses, the present study identifies that code-switching is more frequently occurring in peer groups and family gatherings, with 72% of the participants using frequent language switching with friends. Ease of expression was identified as the most important reason-mean 4.05-and group identification- mean 3.75. Also, 68% of respondents said they preferred using their mother tongue within the family environment, with a mean of 4.20, in other words code-switching serves to maintain cultural ties above all with the family. One can also observe from the questionnaire that the bilingual adolescents are in a state of moderate social pressure for code-switching despite Mean = 3.50, and 82% think that it helps to improve communication because misunderstandings can be avoided. It also points to the role of code-switching in expressing cultural identity, where 84% of participants agreed that such practice serves to strengthen their affiliation with their heritage. These findings have some very practical implications in regards to educators, families, and social groups aiming at supporting bilingual adolescents' linguistic and cultural development.