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discourse analysis which investigates language use in social context
including the function, the purpose, and the hidden concept inside
sentences that people used in social communication. Wikipedia.com
shows Discourse Analysis (DA) as an approach to analyze written, vocal,
or sign language use, or any significant semiotic event.
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cohesive devices and thematic progression. The aim of this research is to
identify the cohesive devices and thematic progression which are
constructed in texts made by the students as the final project of
psycholinguistic class.
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a warm classroom situation and lead to informal teacher-student
relationship.
There are several types of teacher talk derived from some authors. For
the first Cullen ( 1998:181) explains some features of teacher talk which
brings communicate purpose. It can been seen as follows:
1. Using referential questions it refers to the prosess when a teacher ask his or
her students for something that she or he does not know. By transfering
information between teacher and student so comunicative purpose will be
occured in classroom.
2. Giving “feedback” to students. It is mostly done after students have given
answer question from teacher . feedback can be a correction related to what
tudents hve stated (grammar or pronounciation)
3. Using speech modification, hesitation, and reprhasing in the teacher’s own
talk when explaining, asking questions, giving instruction, etc.
4. Negotiating meaning with te students, for example asking for the students
to interrupt the teacher and do the same.
As the opposite of four points above, there are also several features of
teacher talk regarded as non communicate in which they do not represent
how language is used in many situation outside the classroom. It can be
seen as folows
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only intended to know the use of language form, as what stated in cullen
(1998: 181)
2. Form-focused feedback, giving response regarded to the use of lanuage
form.
3. Echoing students’ response by repeating what they have said for the
benefit for the whole class.
4. Sequence of predictable IRF (Imitattion-Response-Feedback)
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speaking speed and provides vocabulary to students. Here are some
examples of teacher talk involving communication with the students.
Example of questioning
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Example of giving feedback
V. Conclusion
The author has explained about effective teacher talk in classroom which
is mainly based on the article by Romero (2009), Effective Teacher Talk:
Discourse Analysis in The Field of Second Language Acquisition. To obtain
understanding of effective teacher talk, so we should consider these three
points i.e (1) the concept of teacher talk in classroom, (2) some types or
categories of teacher talk in classroom, and (3) examples of teacher talk in
real action. These points at least present a description of effective teacher’
talk for the readers. In addition, it can be also become as one of references for
language teachers, especially for English language teacher to understand how
they should behave in the classroom, so that the teachers can addapt to the
situation where teaching and learning processes are conducted.
References :
[1] Cullen, R. 1998 . “Teacher Talk and The Classroom Context” . ELT Journal
52/3;179-187. Retrieved from
https://www.academia.edu/23056712/Teacher_talk_and_the_classsroom_cont
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[2] Darn. 2007 . “Teacher Talking Time”. Teaching English (British Coucil).
[Internet document available at
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/teacher-talking-time]
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[4] Karistiantari, et.all. 2015 . “An Analysis of Cohesion in Texts Made by ELT
7th Students of IKIP PGRI Madiun: A Discourse Analysis”. English Teaching
Journal: 3/2:102-110. Retrieved from e-journal.unipma.ac.id
[7] Romero, B N. 2009 . “Effetive Teacher Talk: Discourse Analysis in The Field
of Second Language Acquisition’. 17/1&2; 18-24. Retrieved from
https://betsabenavarro.weebly.com
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