JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE
Vol 5, No 1: May 2023

AN INVESTIGATION OF TEACHER-STUDENT VERBAL INTERACTION IN AN INDONESIAN EFL CLASSROOM: A FLANDERS INTERACTION ANALYSIS CATEGORY (FIAC) SYSTEM

Ainun Pratiwi (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Rahmah Fithriani (State Islamic University of North Sumatera (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara))



Article Info

Publish Date
26 May 2023

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the nature and extent of classroom interactions using the Flanders Interaction Analysis Category System (FIACS), a valuable tool for identifying, classifying, and monitoring verbal interaction in educational contexts. Specifically, the study seeks to analyze the interaction patterns between teachers and students, as well as the role of teachers in a public senior high school located in Medan, Indonesia. Participants in this qualitative inquiry included 36 eleventh-grade students and an English teacher. Utilizing an observation tally sheet, video recording, and interviews with the teacher and some students, the data were collected on the conversation between teacher and students during two 60-minute class meetings. The results reveal that the interactions that occur in the EFL class comprise a sum of 10 FIAC components. The pattern of interactions between teacher and students in the classroom is characterized by two-way communication. During classroom interaction, the role of the teacher encompasses that of a motivator, organizer, and prompter. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journaloflanguage

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Language (JoL) is an open access and a peer reviewed scientific journal covering research reports in linguistics, literature or language teaching, and critical evaluations of books on the related areas published by Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatra (UISU), Medan, ...