This study investigated characteristics of classroom interaction of English language teachers in Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing on language accuracy and classroom discourse. A qualitative method was employed in this study while the data was gathered through observation of six teaching sessions of English language teaching in secondary schools, involving three selected Indonesian teachers and three selected Malaysian teachers. The findings reveal that all teachers performed two characteristics of classroom interaction namely language accuracy and classroom discourse. In teachers' language accuracy, the Indonesian and Malaysian teachers delivered pronunciation, vocabulary, instructions, questions, explanations, eliciting information, use of L1, and correction of language errors. They also applied monologue, dialogue, restructure discourse, fill gaps for students lack of language, use of L1/L2 both teachers and students, accepting incomplete answers from students, and accepting one word answers. These categories improved the quality of teacherstudent and student-student interaction. Therefore, the findings might be implemented more widely to enrich both Indonesian and Malaysian English language teachers.
It has been a consensus that learning styles have been a predominant factor of success in master's degree program. Since the preferences of learning styles are affected by students' cultural background, this study was carried out to explore the perceptual learning style preferences of international Master’s students in a Malaysian university. Sixty students consisting of Indonesian, Iranian, and Libyan were involved in the present study. The findings reveal that Indonesian and Libyan students tended to be more kinesthetic/tactile learners while Iranian tended to be more visual learners. This study suggested practitioners use various learning strategies to cater the learning style preferences of the students.
This study is an attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of the teaching practices of Indonesian vocational English master teachers, focusing on their use of questioning strategies. Using a qualitative approach, this study was carried out in three vocational schools and involved three selected master teachers. Data were collected through 23 sessions of observations, 40 hours of video-recording, and interviews with 33 students. The findings showed that the master teachers employed an interactive style of teaching and not the monologue norm, where the teachers ask while the students answer the questions. They used close-display, open-referential, and follow-up questions. They also nominated specific students to answer questions, asked questions to the entire class, and repeated questions when there was no response. These strategies made the teachers control the lessons, guide the students towards a particular response, and promote interactions. The students were receptive to the strategies as they were keen to contribute when they were given questions and opportunities to speak. The results of this study can be used by various stakeholders to improve classroom interaction and promote interactive learning.
An inability to recognize discourse structure is seen by applied linguists as one of the main problems of non-native speaker students in understanding science lectures in English. In this circumstance, the use of interactive discourse structure like questions is salient as it is likely to aid comprehension. This research investigated the use of questions in science lectures in English in a university in Malaysia. By using conversation analysis (CA), a science lecturer was selected, video-recorded, and interviewed during two formal teaching hours. The findings show that the lecturer used a large quantity of display and referential questions. Display questions, comprising questions with ‘do’, ‘have’ and to be ‘is’ and ‘are,’ were posed to encourage participation and check students’ understanding toward the materials at hand. Meanwhile, referential questions, mostly started with ‘what’ or ‘what do you think’, ‘how’, ‘when’ and ‘where’, were employed to guide the students to understand science concept and stimulate critical thinking skills. This research, thus, suggested science lecturers to use questions in various types and ways to foster learning.Keywords: questions, types, functions, science lecture APAKAH HUKUM INERSIA NEWTON?:PENGGUNAAN PERTANYAAN DALAM PERKULIAHAN SAINS AbstrakKetidakmampuan dalam mengenali struktur wacana dilihat oleh ahli linguistik terapan sebagai salah satu masalah utama mahasiswa bukan penutur asli dalam memahami perkuliahan sains dalam bahasa Inggris. Dalam keadaan ini, penggunaan struktur wacana interaktif seperti pertanyaan sangat penting karena akan membantu memahami perkuliahan. Penelitian ini mengkaji penggunaan pertanyaan dalam perkuliahan sains dalam bahasa Inggris di satu universitas di Malaysia. Dengan menggunakan analisis percakapan (CA), seorang dosen sains dipilih, direkam, dan diwawancara selama dua perkuliahan formal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dosen banyak menggunakan jenis pertanyaan display dan referensial. Pertanyaan display, yang terdiri dari pertanyaan dengan ‘do’, ‘have’, dan ‘is’ serta ‘are,’ berfungsi untuk mendorong partisipasi dan memeriksa pemahaman mahasiswa terhadap materi yang disampaikan. Sementara itu, pertanyaan referensial, dimulai dengan ‘what’ atau ‘what do you think’, ‘how’, ‘when’ dan ‘where’, digunakan untuk memandu mahasiswa memahami konsep sains dan merangsang keterampilan berpikir kritis. Oleh karena itu, hasil penelitian ini dapat menjadi pertimbangan para dosen sains untuk menggunakan berbagai jenis pertanyaan dengan berbagai cara untuk membantu memahami perkuliahan.Kata kunci: pertanyaan, jenis, fungsi, perkuliahan sains
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