Media Bina Ilmiah
Vol. 17 No. 11: Juni 2023

POLITENESS STRATEGIES USED BY TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) CLASSROOM

Vivi Novalia Sitinjak (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Methodist Indonesia)
Dona Chrystina Situngkir (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Methodist Indonesia)
Imanuela Elpride (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Methodist Indonesia)
Priety Cecilia (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Methodist Indonesia)
Sri Melawati Hutasoit (Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Methodist Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jun 2023

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe that many studies have employed politeness techniques as their main focus since Brown and Levinson first proposed it in 1987. Some of these are considered to be a formal class within an academic subject. Politeness tooimprove learning by creating a dynamic atmosphere and pleasanttinteraction between teachersaand students during the teaching and learninggprocess. Additionally, because of the relaxed atmosphere and positive interactions present, it helps inspire students to learn. The purposeoof this paper is to examine how politeness strategiesiareiusediby students and teacher during interactions in EFL classrooms. It is based on the fouritypes of politeness strategiesiproposed by Brownand Levinson (1987): bald-on-record, off-record, positive-politeness, and negative-politeness. The method employed is qualitative descriptive with literature study methodology. The researchers discovered that teacher and students employed a variety of politeness-strategy in EFLcclassroom interaction

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Journal Info

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MBI

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Humanities Social Sciences Other

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Media Bina Ilmiah, ISSN 1978-3787 (print) | 2615-3505 (online), diterbitkan 12 (Dua Belas) nomor dalam setahun (Januari-Desember) oleh BINA PATRIA. Jurnal ini merupakan sarana komunikasi dan penyebarluasan informasi hasil-hasil penelitian dan pengembangan, kajian serta pemikiran dalam bidang ...