Investigating Teacher Talk in the Interaction to the Students in
English Classrooms at a Junior High School in Salatiga
Dwina Rinjani Putri
Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga
Abstract
Teacher talk holds an essential part in teaching and learning process, especially in
teaching and learning language, as the interactive devices that will encourage more interactions
between teachers and students in the classroom. Interaction is the important factor in the success
of teaching and learning process. This study was conducted to investigate teachers’ teacher talk
in their interactions to the students that happened in English classrooms at a junior high school in
Salatiga. Descriptive method was adopted for this study. The participants of this study were two
English teachers and students from eight classes. The data were collected from observations in
eight English classes in the school. The result of this study found some teachers’ initiation and
follow-up strategies in developing the interaction in classroom.
