face and the lecturers sometimes are difficult to interact with all of the students. It is good that Public Speaking I class is not too big. It is better if the class has circle
seating arrangement which are the table and chair are in one piece and could be folded. According to them, this situation will support their activities in the class, so
Public Speaking I can work efficiently.
2. For the lecturers who teach Public Speaking I at Sanata Dharma University.
If the seating arrangement is impossible to be changed, the lecturers should have good classroom management, so the students are motivated to study seriously in
the class. The lecturers should often move around the class because some of the students think that the lecturers seldom move around when they are giving a lecture.
So, sometimes only students who sit in the front get fully attention from their lecturer. If the lecturers often move around, the students are easier interacting with the
students although the students sit in the back row. The lecturers could also warn the students to sit in the front or middle rows if those seats are still empty. So, the
lecturers could control the class easily and the number of behavior problems, especially the students who sit in the back could be reduced.
3. For the students who join Public Speaking I class.
Based on the students’ perceptions, most of the students admitted that the situation in the class using the traditional seating arrangement could grow their own
awareness and motivation to study seriously in the class. Considering the seating arrangement is similar with IK 03, the students who are aware will choose the front
rows if the seats are empty because according to them the position of the seats in 79
front is the best one where they could pay attention to the lecturer and interact with the lecturer well. It is different if they choose the back row where there are many
distractions. In group work, the students could also grow their own care and willingness to the other friends. The boys are able to help to move the chairs or tables
when they have to do group work activity and group performance in front of the class. The students could help each other because there are some students who are not
really comfortable with traditional seating arrangement when they have to do group work activities.
4. For Future researcher
Based on the research results, most of the students’ and lecturers’ have positive perception on traditional seating arrangement. Nevertheless, there are some students
who perceive traditional seating arrangement in a negative way. Therefore, the researcher hopes that there will be another researcher who is willing to conduct
research related to the traditional seating arrangement or to design any assessment to maximize the best use of traditional seating arrangement in teaching and learning
process so that the students are comfortable in the class. 80
