Teachers Talking in Very Young Learners Immersion Class: How They Did It

Subroto, Farouq Aji
Basthomi, Yazid
Astuti, Utari Praba

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan
Vol. 5, No. 12

This research aimed to describe the language used by the teachers namely teacher talk in VYL English Immersion class whose students’ age ranges from three to six years old and to describe how the language was used effectively in the class. The results showed that there were four types of teacher talk used frequently to help the teachers teach effectively in the class namely (1) giving directions, (2) giving information, (3) asking questions, and (4) praising and encouraging. Those four talks did not work alone in the class; the teachers also use gesture and demonstration to accompany the talks.