Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher
and American Students at Children Community House in
Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
Approved by:
(Supervisor’s signature and complete
name with degrees)
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.
(Examiner’s signature
and complete name with degrees)
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Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
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Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
Evi Koestantina
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate classroom communication between an Indonesian teacher and American students at Children Community House in Salatiga. The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the communication strategies used by the Indonesian teacher in her conversations with the students. This study was conducted in their classroom. It used a descriptive method. The subjects of this study were an Indonesian teacher and 10 young American students of Children Community House. The data for the study were collected from several direct observations. The analysis of the data shows that five of the eight types of communication strategies proposed by Littlewood (1984) were used, such as adjusting message, using paraphrase, using non-linguistic resources, seeking help, and approximation.
Key Words: communication strategies, Indonesian teacher, American students.
