A Portrait of Indonesian EFL Teacher Talk and Student Talk in International Teaching Practicum: Thailand Classroom Context

Nurhidayah, Mila Ida and Kurniawati, Nia and Nurwanti, Dahlya Indra (2021) A Portrait of Indonesian EFL Teacher Talk and Student Talk in International Teaching Practicum: Thailand Classroom Context. In: The Fifth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2021), 12 Agustus 2021, Bandung.

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Abstract

Several research studies have been conducted in recent years to investigate teacher talk and student talk in a classroom setting, with a focus on teachers' teaching and students' learning of a second or foreign language. The present research aimed to investigate the interaction of teacher and student talk in an EFL classroom in Thailand using the framework of the Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC) system. The study employed a descriptive qualitative design with one Indonesian English teacher and 31 Thai second-grade students. The findings showed six types of teacher talk were applied within the classroom, including asking questions, giving directions, accepting or using students’ ideas, lecturing, praises or encouragement, and the more rarely used criticizing or justifying authority type. Nevertheless, the accepting feelings category was not present within the talk of the teacher in the research. In terms of student talk categories, student talk response was predominantly utilized over student talk initiation. The research also revealed the impact upon learning of the teacher talk and student talk was that the students lacked confidence to initiate talk due to the imbalance of indirect teacher talk. This research may also be utilized as a reference for teachers to reflect and develop upon their use of talk and activities for students in the classroom.

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