Investigating Teacher Talk in Teaching English at Junior High School in Tapung Hulu

ABSTRACT Rita Dwi Indah Wulandari, (2021): Investigating Teacher Talk in Teaching English at Junior High School in Tapung Hulu This research aims to find out the cause of using teacher talk in the classroom, the teachers’ opinion about the use of teacher talk in the classroom, the students’ perception about the teacher talk in the classroom, and to find out the suitable teacher talk for the students. By using a qualitative approach, the researcher observed the classroom interaction to analyse teacher talk in English classroom. Beside the observation, the researcher also conducted the semi structured interview to collect the data from two teachers and four students about the using of teacher talk at Junior High School in Tapung Hulu. The result of this research shows that the teacher talks more in the classroom because the teacher talk can help the Junior High School teacher in Tapung Hulu to streamline the learning process in English class. Besides that, the teacher used teacher talk to determine the success of the teacher to transfer the knowledge to the students. Then, the teacher used teacher talk because the students have different intelligences and it makes the teacher need give the more explanation in the classroom. However, the teachers believe that teacher talk is very useful in the teaching and learning process. This is because sometimes there are still students who have not been able to quickly understand the material being studied. The researcher also found that the Junior High School had positive perception toward the using of teacher talk in the classroom. Finally, based on the observation of the teaching and learning process, the researcher conclude that the suitable teacher talk for the students are deals with students’ feeling, praises and encourages, uses ideas of students, asks question, gives information, gives directions, and criticize students’ behavior. Keywords: Teacher Talk, Teachers’ Opinion, Students’ Perceptio