same chance to participate in the class activities. The motivation is so high and it can be seen from the way of students
‟ talk. The last characteristic is when the students know what they are talking about
using simple sentences they have learnt; it means that the language is at an acceptable level.
Based on the explanation above, I can conclude that speaking is one of the skills that has an important part in teaching language. One of the functions of
speaking for students is that it makes them to be brave in conveying their thought and like to speak in English in front of class.
2.3 Transactional Conversation
2.3.1 Definition of Conversation
Conversation is an oral activity which is done by two or more people. It is about communication which allows the speakers to learn from each other about a
topic in different views. Conversation is able to run successfully if there is a mutual connection between the speakers so they both can relate in some senses.
Conversation is an important part of communication that causes the successful activities between people, especially the coordination of work, the
formation of friendship and for learning http:en.wikipedia.orgwiki Conversation, 20-1-2010 at 10 a.m. It means that conversation is one of the
important ways which can be used by people in the world to communicate with others to deliver a message.
2.3.2 Definition of Transactional Conversation
Transactional conversation is an oral activity which has a function to exchange specific information. Jack C.Richards 2008:24 states that:
Talk as a transaction means a situation where the focus is on what is said or done. The central focus of it is a message and making oneself
understood clearly and accurately, rather than the participants and how they interact socially with each other.
” The conversations we have in that situation are relatively predictable. We know what to expect. Some of us
call such conversations transactional because they are essentially about exchanging information and forth of ideas and reactions.
Transactional conversations are often disfunctional. They often sustain or degrade already bad situations, such as when a couple gets in one of their habitual
arguments. But transactional conversations can run fruitful if the participants can exchange ideas freely without rocking their boats. http:www.co-intelligence.
orgP-TA-TF-conversations.html, 20-1-2010 at 10 a.m The term of transactional conversation can be defined as conversation
which is used for marketing, invitation, ordering and so on. Transactional speaking informs and persuades others of things. http: www 3. interscience.
wiley. com. journal 114117480 , 20-1-2010 at 10 a.m From the definitions above, I can conclude that transactional conversation
is a necessary part in daily communication. We can help students to solve the problem in doing communication with others through learning transactional
conversation. When we are communicating with someone outside the classroom, we usually do transactional purposes.
2.3.3 Role of Transactional Conversation in Language Teaching
