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BEGINNER STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM INTERACTION Wahyuni, Sry; Isnaeni, Isnaeni; As'ary, Muawwal Al
Wen Chuang:Journal of Foreign Language Studies, Linguistics, Education, Literatures, Cultures, and Sinology Vol 4, No 2 (2024): Vol 4, No 2 (August 2024), WENCHUANG
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/wenchuang.v4i2.68554

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ABSTRACT Most pre-school students sometimes face some difficulties to convey their intended meaning to the listener. This is due to the students’ insufficient communicative competence. The lack of communicative competence then arises the communication strategies (CSs) to communicate effectively. It is, therefore, important to investigate the communication strategies used by beginner students in language classroom interaction. The research was to find out the kinds of communication strategies used by the students in classroom interaction. It employed qualitative research. The participants were the students of TK Mulia Bhakti Makassar. There were two classes, TK A and TK B. TK A consisted of 12 students and TK B consisted of 9 students. The data were obtained through classroom observation. The findings showed that six kinds of communication strategies mostly appeared. Those were topic avoidance, message abandonment, word coinage, appeal for assistance, circomlocution, and mime. Keywords: Beginner, communication, communication strategies, classroom interaction, foreign language teaching
An Analysis of Teachers’ Nonverbal Communication in EFL Classroom Interaction Wahyuni, Sry; Usman, Misnawaty; Samad, Ita Sarmita; As'ary, Muawwal Al
ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : PT ARRUS Intelektual Indonesia

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Nonverbal communication (NVC) plays a crucial role in the teaching and learning process, especially in facilitating students’ understanding and engagement. However, its use sometimes is overlooked by the teacher. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the kinds of NVC used by teachers in classroom interaction. It used qualitative research. Two EFL lecturers were chosen as the subject of this study. It was held at the Undergraduate Program of the English Education Department of Universitas Negeri Makassar. Observation checklists and classroom observations were used to gather the data. The interactive model of data analysis technique, which includes data collecting, data display, data condensation, and conclusion-drawing or verification, was used to analyze the observational data. The findings revealed that all kinds of NVC were utilized by the teachers. It included the use of gesture, movement, facial expression, eye contact, touch, and distance. It is intended that this study will help the teachers, especially English teacher to improve their communication skills by utilizing nonverbal communication in classroom interaction.