By using that kind of data analysis technique, the description of the classroom interaction in the English classroom would be presented in this
research. The result of the analysis would be useful for improving our understanding of the teaching learning process.
3.6.1 Foreign Language Interaction Analysis
In applying this system, some procedures should be done. Since Flint is a modification of Flander‘s Interaction Analysis, the procedure is quite the same.
Arockiasamy in stxaviersbedcollege.orgsimtechnology_arock.pdf
explains them in brief form.
3.6.1.1 Encoding Procedure The procedure consists of some points. They are:
1 The observer sits in the classroom in the best position to hear and see the
participants. 2
At the end of every three seconds, he decides which category best represents the communication events just completed. Thus the time
involves in coding one tally for every 3 seconds, is 20 tallies in one minute, 100 tallies in 5 minutes and 1200 tallies in one hour.
3 In this process, only the serial numbers of the categories are recorded.
4 The serial number of that category is recorded on the data sheet by the
observer. 5
When the observation is over, the observer shifts to some other room and prepares the details of the basis of those serial numbers of the categories.
6 In this observation process, the writing of serial numbers of the categories
is known as ENCODING. 7
Writing details of behavior of the basis of these categories is known as DECODING.
8 The observers should remember the serial numbers of these categories.
3.6.1.2 Rules for Recording or Decoding
Flint category method has many rules for observation without following which the observation is not possible. The observer must remember these rules. These rules
help in maintaining consistency and making observations uniform. These rules are as follows:
1
Rule 1: If more than one type of category occurs during a 3 seconds
period, the observer should choose the category that is numerically farther from category 5 but not category 10. Suppose the observer is in doubt
whether the category is 2 or 3; he should write 2 categories. 2
Rule 2: The observer should not involve his personal viewpoint.
3
Rule 3: If more than one category is active in a span of 3 seconds, and
then all the categories should be recorded. If after 3 seconds, no category changes, then the same serial number should be repeated in the next 3
seconds. 4
Rule 4: If the time period of silence exceeds 3 seconds, it should be
recorded under the category No.10 5
Rule 5: When teacher calls a child by name, the observer is supposed to
record a 4th category.
6
Rule 6: When the teacher repeats the students‘ answer and the answer is a
correct, that is recorded as a category No. 2. This tells the student that he has the right answer and therefore functions as praise or encouragement.
7
Rule 7: When a teacher listens to a pupil and accepts his ideas for a
discussion, then this behaviour belongs to category No. 3. 8
Rule 8: The words ‗All is o‘, ‗yes‘, ‗yah‘, ‗hum‘, ‗alright‘, etc. belong to
the category No. 2. Encouragement 9
Rule 9: If a teacher jokes without aiming at any pupil, this behavior
belongs to the category No. 2. However, if he makes any joke aiming at some particular pupil, then it belongs to the category No. 7.
10
Rule 10: When all the pupils respond to a very small question collectively,
then the serial number of category-8 is recorded.
3.6.1.3 Constructing Interaction Matrix
