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Widhiyanto
Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
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A Case Study on Teacher’s Questioning Strategies in an Indonesian Vocational EFL Classroom Robeirt Haikal Fikri; Widhiyanto
Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Advent Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35974/acuity.v10i1.4220

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This single-teacher, single-lesson qualitative case study explores how an English teacher at an Indonesian vocational (SMK) school applies questioning strategies and for what pedagogical purposes. One 90-minute classroom session was video-recorded, supported by a semi-structured teacher interview and relevant lesson documents. Data were coded using Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña’s (2014) interactive model, which combines deductive and inductive approaches to categorize teacher questions into procedural, convergent, and divergent types. A total of 42 teacher questions were identified. Procedural questions (≈57%) dominated, managing routines and transitions, while convergent questions (≈24%) checked comprehension through factual responses. Divergent questions (≈19%) promoted extended talk when combined with wait time and peer prompting. Short classroom vignettes illustrated how probing and redirection fostered participation and reflection. Credibility was maintained through the triangulation of observation, interviews, and documentation, as well as member checking of analytic summaries and an audit trail of coding decisions. In vocational EFL contexts with time and proficiency constraints, the strategic use of divergent prompts, accompanied by explicit wait time and scaffolding, can enhance meaningful student contributions without compromising classroom management. This study contributes empirical evidence from an underexplored SMK setting, offering practical insights for English teachers on balancing procedural control with communicative questioning to foster interaction and motivation in vocational classrooms.
Investigating power in critical literacy pedagogy to develop critical language awareness Indah Arvianti; Sri Wuli Fitriati; Januarius Mujiyanto; Widhiyanto
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching - Regular Issue (May)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v15i1.34376

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Understanding persuasive language that presents certain groups or ideas as superior has become increasingly important in today’s rapidly changing global, technological, and socio-political landscape. People are constantly exposed to texts through education, the media, and institutions, which carry implicit ideologies and power relations. In this context, students need critical abilities that allow them to question how language influences beliefs, normalises dominance, and shapes social realities. However, reading instruction in many Indonesian classrooms still focuses mainly on literal understanding, providing few opportunities for students to develop critical language awareness. This gap underscores the need for critical literacy as a teaching approach that explicitly links language use to power and sociocultural contexts. Addressing this need, the present study examines how critical literacy pedagogy, grounded in the Four Dimensions Model, supports higher education students in recognising and analysing power relations embedded in texts. The study draws on a classroom-based critical literacy intervention, using artefact analysis and classroom observations to examine students’ engagement with texts through Lewison lens. The finding indicates that students moved beyond surface-level reading to identify identity construction, silenced voices, conflicting perspectives, dominant norms, and counter-narratives. Building on these findings, the study proposes a pedagogical framework that integrates text familiarisation, critical questioning, multimodal resources, authentic materials, and critical discourse analysis. Therefore, the implications of this approach underscore the necessity of fostering critical literacy to cultivate awareness and expose underlying power relations in contemporary global contexts
Co-Authors Indah Arvianti Januarius Mujiyanto Robeirt Haikal Fikri Sri Wuli Fitriati