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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter discusses about the literature review related to the topic of this study namely General concept of transactional and interpersonal conversation, teaching
transactional and interpersonal conversation, definition of media, definition of media, definition of puppets, characteristic of junior high school students,
teaching transactional and interpersonal conversation using puppets for the eight graders of junior high school.
2.1 General concepts of Transactional and Interpersonal conversation
Transactional and interpersonal conversations are two of kinds of genre in speaking. We know that conversation is at least two persons that do
communication activity. Besides, conversation can be defined as a dialogue between two persons or more in an informal situation. Then, it is important for the
dialogue to contain patterns that the children can transfer to other situations, and instead of getting the children to memorize dialogue, and to train them how to
make choices about what to say to express thoughts and feelings Paul 2007: 77. Transactional language, carried out for the purpose of conveying or
exchanging specific information, is an extended form of responsive language Brown 2001: 273. Meanwhile, Bailey 2005:97 states that ‘transactional
conversation involves communicating to get something done, such as the exchange of goods and or services.’ Thus, transactional conversation means a
communication which purposes to get something done and exchanging specific information that is important in the everyday life.
In this world, almost all of people do transactional conversation every day. They communicate with others to get something done. The communication in the
market is one of real example of it because many people do transaction like buying vegetable, selling fruit, etc. For example, the conversation between buyer
and seller in the market, “can I help u?” and the answer is “I need tea and sugar”. Brown 2001: 274 says that ‘interpersonal conversation is carried out
more for the purpose of maintaining social relationships than for the transmission of facts and information.’ Meanwhile, Bailey 2005: 97 states that ‘interpersonal
conversation is communication for social purpose, including establishing and maintaining social relationship.’ Thus, if we talk about interpersonal conversation,
we will learn how to socialize by using spoken language to interact with surrounding that involve talk action such as asking and giving opinion, giving
compliments and congratulations. Transactional and interpersonal conversations are very important to be
learned because they are used in daily conversation. They are important that included as material in English teaching especially in speaking skill.
2.2 Teaching Transactional and Interpersonal conversation
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