An Article Review on “The Use of Politeness Strategies in the Classroom Context by English University Students"

Abstract

This study aims to review and look at politeness strategies in the Classroom Context by English University Students. Politeness in English language teaching is still a major concern. This is considered a way of ensuring positive contact in the classroom. As an essential actor in the class, teachers and students must also cultivate politeness as a way to establish positive engagement in the classroom. In order to investigate the politeness phenomenon in EFL interaction, the researchers applied a descriptive qualitative research method. Two sections of English literature were included in this research. The key data sources were the individual student presentations recorded. The recording took fifty transcripts, which lasted between five and seven minutes for each performance. The transcripts were examined and debated on the basis of Brown and Levinson's theory of politeness. The findings of this research indicate that English students used different types of words to express their courtesy within the classroom. Such phrases were in the form of greetings, thanks, apologies and fillers. Some terms were also taken from the vernacular language of students who acted as a tool to soften their presentation. Such words were marked as positive and negative politeness. The results of this study could be used as a means of establishing effective interaction between teachers and students in the classroom.

Politeness in Thesis Consultation by WhatsApp: Do Lecturers and Students Apply Different Strategies?

“…Several studies have been conducted by linguists around the world to discuss politeness strategies in social interactions. Politeness strategy research is conducted in a variety of contexts and settings (Rosari, 2016;Sorlin, 2017;Feren, 2020;Su, 2019;Sifianou, 2019;Xiang et al, 2020), however it is most commonly conducted in educational settings, such as teacher-student interaction or lecturersstudent interaction in the classroom Politeness strategies have been studied by academics in the context of teacher-student interaction in the classroom (Mahmud, 2019;Yusuf & Anwar, 2019). In these studies, previous researchers ahve attempted to investigate the politeness strategies employed by students in class during class presentations each of which employing a unique politeness strategy.…”

The Students’ Strategies in Online Learning Interaction: Exploring Politeness in Google Classroom during Covid-19 Pandemic

“…According to Brown & Levinson, a vernacular refers to the language or dialect that is spoken by people that are inhabiting a particular country or region, typically the informal version of the native language. Other studies found usage of vernaculars as a softening mechanism for classroom presentations (Mahmud, 2019;Yusuf & Anwar, 2019).…”

“…In addition, Nurmawati, Atmowardoyo & Weda (2019), Nugrahanto & Hartono (2019), Rahayuningsih (2019), Heriyawati, Siba & Sulistyo (2019), Fitryani (2020) and Wijayanti, Wijayanto & Marmanto (2020) proved the existing of the four types of politeness strategies and the dominant use of positive politeness strategies in the classroom interaction created effective interaction not only between teacher and students but also among the student body. Aside from greetings, gratitude, apology, Yusuf & Anwar (2019) also found that English students apply vernacular language to soften their language during class presentations' discussions. In short, politeness strategies are significantly important in maintaining the comfortable environment in classroom interaction.…”

Persuasive Communication: What Do Existing Literature Tells Us About Persuasive Communication Among Students?

“…As future teachers, these university students are ultimately judged on their ability to prove their competence to potentially be hired and work as teachers and educators. The studies on students' public speaking and grammar correctness are certainly not lacking, there is a plethora of extra classes, seminars, or workshops to entice and train these skills for students, and there is no short of advices from teachers and lecturers on the importance of mastering both skills (Yusuf & Anwar, 2019). As a matter of fact, English Education students are often graded on their ability to communicate with a decent level of fluency and a decent level of confidence in public (Herlinawati, 2011;Yunira, 2019).…”