Classroom Verbal Interaction Of Pre-Service Teachers During Teaching Practicum Class
Abstract
The aim of this study is to find out the types and dominant category of
classroom verbal interaction demonstrated by pre-service teachers during their
teaching practicum. The study is a qualitative research which employs
observational method. The participants of this study are the 2 pre-service teachers
taking teaching practicum class at English Language education Department in a
private university in Yogyakarta. The data in this research was collected from
indirectly observation via transcribed video recording of pre-service teaching
practicum class. The data analyzed by Flanders Interaction Analysis System
(FIACS). The result from FIACS showed that all of the categories of interaction
were used by the pre-srvice teachers with varying degree and the dominant type of
teacher talk that used by pre-service teachers is asking question. Asking question
category composed 22,2% from six classroom observations. The researcher found
that 2 pre-service teacher at English Language Department in one of private
university in Yogyakarta used yes/no questions, wh-questions, tag questions
during teaching in classroom.