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Publication Date: 2018-Dec
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Analyzing Interaction Practices in a Typical EFL Classroom Setting: A Case of Indonesia
Sundari, Hanna
LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, v11 n2 p181-192 Dec 2018
An interaction is the heart of language teaching and learning. Classroom interaction initially refers to conversational exchanges between teacher, as an initiator, and students, as responders. However, the dimension of interaction in the classroom is not solely on conversational adjustment among interactants. The aim of the study was to report the classroom interaction practices based on the experienced-teachers' perspectives at SMP (junior high school). Twenty experienced English teachers from eight SMP in Jakarta were taken part as research participants. The data were gathered through interviews and focus group discussions, completed by classroom observation/recordings. Then, the collected data were analyzed qualitatively. Major findings suggest some categories emerged as five-dimensional elucidation of classroom interaction practices for SMP in teaching English as a foreign language. Verbal interaction dimension covers the medium of instruction used in the classroom and the forms of teacher input and students' output; as well as a non-verbal dimension in bridging the communication breakdowns. Pedagogic interaction then reveals the teachers' concerns of class management for language learning environment. Furthermore, personal dimension indicates that teachers are aware of their roles to build a good rapport with the students by giving praise and humor. At last, teachers' belief system of interaction appears to affirm that what teachers perceive about language learning, students and classroom circumstances construct their selections, preferences and practices applied in the class.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Classroom Communication, Junior High School Students, Interaction Process Analysis, Teacher Student Relationship, Junior High School Teachers, Language Teachers, Language of Instruction, Linguistic Input, Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Humor, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences
Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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