TURN TAKING:

ENGLISH CLASHROOM
INTERACTION

INTRODUCTION
1.

Video is downloaded from youtube.com

2.

The content of the video only shows the initial part of English language
teaching; brainstorming, student discussion, and vocabulary matching

3.

The material is related on the use of internet

4.

Focus of the presentation Teacher-Student (TS) and Student-Student

(SS) interaction

1.

FINDINGS

Brainstorming referential question (TS)

Do you usually go to internet [cafe]?
What kind of websites do you usually visit?

2.

Teachers framing move (TS)

.... Now, What I want you to do is...... (asking students opinion)
....Okay.......now

3.

Back channeling (TS)

T: Who do you think use more internet? Men or women!
S: in my family or.....
T: in your family, your friends....
S: ah.. okay

4.

A bit longer pause (TS) appropriateness is bound with cultural diversity

T: [Who do you think use more internet?] inviting female student to talk
S: hmmmm........ (looks confused as to what to say; pause more than 5 seconds)

5.

Vocabulary elicitation instead of translating into L1 directly (TS)

S: What does it mean search forward?
T: ah.. When you click on the google, you will find this bar...box (search engine). What exactly do you do for this?
S: ..... (unclear response/talk)
T: exactly... To search for specific information

6.

No metatalk group encouraged to talk; group applying metatalk frequently not encouraged to
talk (SS)