of female students produced it. The following is one of the examples of the conversation.
Excerpt 32 Context
: Hayu shared her class condition and friends. Hayu
: But at least to…ya…can we say synthesis ourself [laughing] I don’t know. Like, making with similar
and death. It is killing me actually. But, I have to… = Star
: = Maybe you have to challenge yourself. Ap424-25
Based on the context, it can be interpreted that Hayu expressed her feeling and she seemed a bit down. Before finishing her words, Star gave encouragement
by saying Maybe you have to challenge yourself. This expression is to give motivation that Hayu could cope with her problem dealing with class condition
and friends.
17. Sympathizing
The expression of sympathizing describes that people understand what others feel. The finding shows that only the couple of female students used this
expression. It has been found that there were 2 utterances of sympathizing presenting 0.2. The excerpt of the conversation can be illustrated in excerpt 33.
Excerpt 33 Context
: Hayu shared her feeling about her class with new friends in education stream.
Hayu : But then, ehm…it’s not – I’m – it is not that I’m
underrating this class or trying to be judgmental, but = You know sometimes when you’re not with the people
that understand your nature = And you’re being foreign
= Star
:= Hmhm = Hmhm = It must be difficult. Ap417-19
The excerpt of the conversation describes that Hayu shared her feeling about something disturbing her mind. Then, Star gave response by using the expression
of sympathizing, It must be difficult. It can be stated that Star could understand her feeling and
feel being in Hayu’s position. In addition, Star’s response is to emphasize that she cares much about Hayu.
18. Apologizing to Open Conversation
The expression of apologizing to open conversation is clearly described that one apologizes to open contact with others. The finding shows that the frequency
of apologizing to open conversation is 1 or 0.1. It shows that only the couple of a male and a female student used this expression. The excerpt of the conversation
is illustrated as follows. Excerpt 34
Context : Al and Esti were outside the classroom waiting for a
lecture. Esti
: Pardon me Ehm…my name is Esti. And what’s your
name? Al
: Ehm…My name is Al. Ehm… = are you… = Ap61-2 In the excerpt of the conversation, it is shown that Pardon me was
expressed at the beginning of conversation. The interpretation of the conversation shows that they might be outside the classroom and they were waiting for the
class. After that, Esti tried to communicate by apologizing. It was expressed to say sorry if she disturbed him. In this case, this expression is used to open
conversation. In conversation, it is important for people to perform communicative
functions instead of being silent. They can produce the expression of greeting, parting, mentioning names or titles, commenting on something obvious,
