Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 13, No 2 (2024)

An Analysis of Teacher Talk in Classroom Interaction at SMPN 15 Padang

Siregar, Fitriyani (Unknown)
Refnaldi, Refnaldi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 May 2024

Abstract

This research analyzes teacher talk spoken in the classroom. From this research, we see what categories are often used in class. The design of this research is descriptive. The subjects of this research are two teachers who teach English classes at SMPN 15 Padang. There are two teachers, a man and a woman who teach the English class. The teachers have more than five years of teaching experience and are certified as school teachers. In this study, researchers focused on teacher talk and the function of teacher talk in classroom interactions in English classes. Researchers obtained data by recording videos of interactions in the classroom. The categories of types of teacher talk contain six categories of teacher talk and there are five categories of teacher talk functions. The research results showed that the six categories of teacher talk appeared 447 times, while the question category appeared the most 165 times. The least used category Criticizing students. The teacher conversation function appeared 142 times with the Instruction category appearing 50 times.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching is a journal published by English Language Teaching Study Program of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang. This journal is published three times a year (March, June, and September). The main purpose of this journal is to advance and foster English Language Teaching or ...