Questions and answers in EFL classroom

Indonesian context

https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v4n6.329

Authors

  • Yuliana Febriana Ngadi Nusa Cendana University Kupang, Indonesia
  • Feliks Tans Nusa Cendana University Kupang, Indonesia
  • Fransiskus Bustan Nusa Cendana University Kupang, Indonesia

Keywords:

Classroom dialogues, Classroom interaction, EFL classroom, Indonesian context, Questions and answers

Abstract

This study aims at knowing: 1) types of questions and answers used in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classroom dialogue of Junior High School in the city of Kupang, Indonesia; and 2) grammatical errors of questions and answers used by teacher and students in EFL classroom dialogue of the school studied. The research used a qualitative research method. Its subjects were one EFL teacher and His grade VIII students that have been chosen purposively. The instruments used for data collection were interviews and observations. Data were analyzed descriptively. The result shows that there were five types of questions and answers used by teacher and students in EFL classroom dialogues. They were descriptive questions, relational question, causal questions, the grammatical form including polar questions and non-polar questions. The errors found in the teacher and students’ questions and answers were ommission, misformation, and misordering.

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Published

2018-10-09

How to Cite

Ngadi, Y. F., Tans, F., & Bustan, F. (2018). Questions and answers in EFL classroom: Indonesian context. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 4(6), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v4n6.329

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6: November 2018

Section

Research Articles
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