TURN TAKING IN THE CLASSROOM INTERACTION AMONG
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT GENDER
A Thesis
Submitted to the English Applied Linguistics Study Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Magister Humaniora
By:
BAHRIN SIMAMORA Registration Number: 8146112004
ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUISTICS STUDY PROGRAM
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
MEDAN
2016
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ABSTRACT
Simamora, Bahrin. NIM 8146112004. Turn Taking in the Classroom Interaction among Junior High School Students of Different Gender. A Thesis. English Applied Linguistics Study Program. Postgraduate School. State University of Medan. 2016.
This study deals with the turn taking in the classroom interaction by male and female students. The objective of this study were to: 1) find out kinds of turn taking used by male and female students in classroom interaction, 2) elaborate the realization of different gender doing turn taking performed by male and female students and 3) provide the reasons why male and female students perform the turn taking in the way they are. It was applied by using descriptive qualitative research. It was conducted at SMP Negeri 29 Medan involving 15 male and 15 female students. The data were collected through observing, recording and interviewing them. The data of this study were 30 male and female students’ utterances which were taken in the classroom area. The findings showed that 1) turn constructional component dominatly used by male students so did turn allocational component occur in male students’ utterances if compared to female students’ utterances, 2) male students perfomed turn constructional dominantly namely Single Word (SW) was the highest is 52,83%, while female is 48,56%. Then, for the turn allocational component, male students dominantly used Compliment/Rejection (Com/R) was the highest is 44,44%, while female dominantly used Challenge/Rejection is 66,67 and 3) There were two factors causing male and female students doing turn taking in the way they are namely interlocutors and age. The first reason is interlocutor. Male and female students dominantly used single word (SW) when talking to each other. The second reason is age. Male and female students doing turn taking while having interaction with the close friend or someone who has the same age with them.
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ABSTRAK
Simamora, Bahrin. NIM 8146112004. Interaksi Alih Gilir di dalam Kelas pada Siswa SMP dengan Berbeda Gender. Tesis. Program Studi Linguistik Terapan Bahasa Inggris, Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Negeri Medan, 2016.
Penelitian ini mengenai bahasa siswa dan siswi dalam interaksi alih gilir (percakapan) di dalam kelas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah 1) untuk mencari tahu jenis-jenis alih gilir yang digunakan oleh siswa dan siswi dalam berinteraksi di dalam kelas, 2) untuk menjabarkan bagaimana realisasi alih gilir oleh siswa dan siswa dalam berinteraksi dalam kelas, dan 3) untuk menjelaskan alasan-alasan mengapa siswa dan siswi melakukan alih gilir dengan cara mereka. Penelitian ini dibuat dengan menggunakan desain deskriptive kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 29 Medan yang melibatkan 15 siswa dan 15 siswi. Data diperoleh dengan mengobservasi, merekam dan mewawancarai mereka. Data di penelitian ini adalah dari 30 ujaran siswa dan siswi yang diambil di dalam kelas. Penemuan ini menunjukkan bahwa 1) komponen alih konstruksional dominan digunakan oleh tuturan siswa jika dibandingkan dengan tuturan siswi, 2) tuturan siswa dominan menggunakan Single Word (SW) yaitu sebesar 52,83%, sedangkan siswa sebesar 48,56%. Kemudian, pada komponen alih alokasional, siswa cenderung menggunakan Compliment/Rejection (Com/R) yaitu sebesar 44,44%, sedangkan siswi cenderung menggunakan Challenge/Rejection yaitu sebesar 66,67 dan 3) ada dua faktor yang menyebabkan siswa dan siswa melakukan alih gilir dengan cara mereka sendiri, yaitu interlokutor dan umur. Alasan pertama yaitu interlokutor. Siswa dan siswi cenderung menggunakan single word (SW) saat berbicara satu sama lain. Alasan kedua yaitu usia. Siswa dan siswi malakukan alih gilir dalam berbicara disaat berinteraksi dengan teman yang di anggap dekat atau sebaya dengan mereka.
Kata kunci: Alih gilir, interaksi dalam kelas, siswa.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, the writer would like to express his gratitude to the Almighty God Allah s.w.t, the most gracious and the most merciful who has given him healthy, chance, strenght, and patience in the process of completing this thesis. Then, shalawat and salam to the messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad s.a.w who has brought people from the darkness to the lightness until this time.
I would like to thanks all those who contributed to the making of this thesis. Firstly, I would like to thank to the first adviser Prof. Dr. Lince Sihombing, M. Pd and the second adviser Dr. Rahmad Husein, M Ed who have taught, guided and supervised his thesis during his academic years at the State University of Medan in 2014-2016.
Secondly, he would also like to express the gratitude to the Head of English Applied Linguistics Study Program, Dr. Rahmad Husein, M.Ed and his secretary Dr. Anni Kholila Pulungan, M. Hum., also to the staff Farid Ma’ruf for their assistance regarding to the administrative procedures. Special thanks to the all lecturers of the English Applied Linguistics program, who have given the writer the valuable knowledge in their lectures. The writer would also like to convey the greatest thanks to the reviewers and examiners as well as Prof. Dr. Sumarsih, M.Pd, Dr. Siti Aisyah Ginting, M.Pd and Dr. Zainuddin, M.Hum who have examined his thesis, suggesstions and improvement to be the good one.
Thirdly, the writer dedicated the thanksfulness to his beloved wife Hj.Rosmaini Hasibuan ,daughter Maulidah Hayati Simamora ST and son Khaidar Ali Simamora ,Amd for their support to the writer in taking his Master Degree Program.
Fourthly, thanks to his colleagues; Rahmat Huda, S.Pd, M.Hum, Saddam Syarif Nasution, Edward Wilson Purba, Gabby Maureen Pricilia, S.Pd, M.Hum Sartika Dewi Harahap, S.Pd, M.Hum, Makhraini Agustina, S.Pd, M.Hum, Frida Dian Handini, S.Pd, M.Hum, Orli Binta Tumanggor, S.Pd, M.Hum, Ina Swari Sijabat, Mairtati Dewi, Nur Alfi Syahri, Hajar Affiah, S.Pd, M.Hum, Nurlaili Khaira Khalid, Tita Nirmala Ginting, Afer Jayanti Mendrofa, Jien Rizki Magsara Rumahorbo, S.Pd, M.Hum, Marwah, and Isrami Andika Pebianti, for their sincere, love and support.
Lastly, thanks to the Head of SMP Negeri 29 Medan Drs. Bowonaso Lahagu, MM, and all of his students for their help and support.
Medan, 16th December 2016 The writer
BAHRIN SIMAMORA NIM. 8146112004
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1.5.Significance of the study... 6
CHAPTER II : RIVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1. Turn Taking ... 7
2.1.1. Types of turn taking ... 7
a. Turn-constructional component ... 8
b. Turn-allocational component ... 10
2.1.2. The rules ... 13
2.2. Classroom interaction ... 21
2.2.1. Types of classroom interaction ... 22
2.2.2. The role of teacher in the classroom ... 25
2.3. Conversation analysis ... 27
2.4. Language and gender ... 28
2.4.1 Differences of male and famale in communication 30 2.5. Relevant Studies ... 32
2.6. Conceptual Framework ... 34
CHAPTER III : METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH 3.1. Research Design ... 36
3.2. Data and Source of Data ... 37
3.3. Instrument of Data Collection ... 37
3.4. Technique of Data Collection ... 37
3.5. Technique of Data Analysis ... 38
a. Data Condensation ... 38
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c. Data verification/ drawing conclusion ... 39 3.6. Trustworthiness of Data ... 36 CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS, FINDING, AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Data Analysis ... ... 43 4.1.1. Types of Turn Taking ... 44 4.1.2. Types of Turn Taking Performed by Male
Students ... 44 4.1.3. Types of Turn Taking Performed by
Female Students ... 47 4.1.4. The relialization of turn taking by different
gender ... 49 4.1.5. Factors Which Affected Male and Famale
Students Doing Turn Taking ... 50 4.2. Findings... 50 4.3. Disscussion... 51
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION, IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION 5.1. Conclussions ... 55 5.2. Implication... 55 5.3. Suggestions ... 56
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 2.1. Six diffrences of male and female in communication ... 30
Table 4.1. The types of turn taking of constructional component
by male students ... 44
Table 4.2. Types of turn taking of allocational component
by male students ... 44
Table 4.3 The types of male turn taking are summarized ... 45
Table 4.4. The types of turn taking of constructional component
by female students ... 46
Table 4.5 Types of turn taking of allocational component
by female students ... 47
Table 4.6 The types of turn taking by female ... 48
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LIST OF FIGURES
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CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1.Conclusions
According to research findings, it can be concluded that;
First, types of turn taking include two primary (main) points, namely
turn constructional component (single word, single phrase, single clause),
Second, turn allocational component(complaint/denial,
compliment/rejection, challenge/rejection). In this research male students
performed turn constructional dominantly used single word on students’ turn
taking in the classroom interaction,
Third, male and female students mostly used single word of turn
constructional component, while in the turn allocational component male
students mostly used compliment/rejection whether female students mostly
used challenge/rejection.
5.2.Implications
The results of this research seem to have some important implications
for students and for further research studies 1. ‘single word’ were not used in
the right places and in appropriate moments, which indicates that listeners use
them to support the speakers talk. 2. Furthermore, the use of the hedge ‘you
know’ is wide spread in our community especially in informal settings. But in
formal settings it has two indications, if the speaker uses ‘you know’ and
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hand, if the speaker uses it and s/he stops during his/her talk for two or three
seconds, this means that s/he is uncertain of what s/he is saying.
5.3.Suggestions
Conversation analysis in turn taking is quite important for the next
researchers who concern with communication in social life, because in social
community,the language users must have their own rules, regarded to
culture, language and mentality to reach an ideal and understanding
communication.
This research may give a few suggestions for the next researchers
that will analyze conversation among more than 30 participant. They also can
analyze conversation between participants who use different languages for
example, three participants talk about something in conversation and each
conversation use different languages and other participans understand what the
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