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CLASSROOM DISCUSSION: AN ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE SPEAKING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Lidya, Marina; Amir, Melvina
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 2, No 2 (2016): December 2016
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (291.167 KB) | DOI: 10.22202/tus.2016.v2i2.1379

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In the era of information and technology, every people are demanding to master the English language for communication purpose. Nowadays English is widely used for different purpose such as academic, business, diplomacy, news and information, entertainment and others. It proves that the English language has become a basic requirement for students and job seeker in this increasingly globalized world. In order to meet the needs for international communication, Indonesians students need to be proficient in English, especially in oral communication skill. Communication skill is highly needed by students in order to prepare them for their possible further academic career and future workplace. This paper is intended to discuss about classroom discussion. Classroom discussion is one kinds of activity that is done by the teacher in teaching and learning. In this activity, the students will present their opinions to the class. Therefore, the students get the opportunities to speak English well. It also gives valuable experience for them to prepare themselves to use English in multi society where English is a demanding tool for communication in our today’s life.
TURN-TAKING IN CLASS SEMINAR DISCUSSION Lidya, Marina; Melvina, Melvina
TELL - US JOURNAL Vol 5, No 2 (2019): September 2019
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat

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This research investigated the process of turn-taking in an Indonesian classroom context. It investigated the class seminar discussions of second-year graduate students at language education section, Graduate Program of Faculty of education of Riau University. The aims of this research were to examine the major factors that influence the process of turn-taking in-class seminar discussion, the types of turn-taking emerged from the factors, and the implications of the turn-taking emerged to the atmosphere and the process of learning. As research on classroom discourse, the research was designed as qualitative research. The data were collected through observation of passive participation and structured interview. The model of Miles and Huberman was used to analyze the data. The findings show that there were three major factors that have influenced the process of turn-taking in-class seminar discussion. The factors were the models of discussion applied, the role of the moderator and the direct reward. Each factor implied the process of turn-taking in-class seminar discussion. The types of turn-taking emerged from the application of the factors implied the atmosphere and the process of learning.