<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the forms and strategies of students’ verbal politeness in ninth-grade Indonesian language lessons at SMPN 1 Wonomulyo. The study employed a qualitative approach with a pragmatic analysis design. Data were collected through recordings and field notes and analyzed through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The analysis drew on Leech’s politeness principle and Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies. The findings revealed 29 instances of politeness forms encompassing five maxims, with the agreement maxim predominating. Thirty instances of politeness strategies were identified across three categories. Negative politeness strategies predominated in interactions with teachers, whereas direct strategies occurred more frequently among students. These findings indicate that students adapt their politeness practices to social relationships and communicative contexts, a pattern interpreted as consistent with the cultural value of malaqbiq. The integration of both frameworks informs the study of classroom politeness and provides a basis for teachers to develop context-sensitive speaking instruction that considers social relationships and local cultural values.]]>
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