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“Ok, now mention one by one our magic words this week”
4.2.3 Teacher B at First Observation
Based on the analysis, the speech functions performed by the teacher in her scaffolding talks were:
9 Statement giving facts
89 clauses 9
Statement Giving Opinion 17 clauses
9 Questions Demanding Facts
97 clauses 9
Questions Demanding Opinion 60 clauses
9 Demanding Goods and Services
2 clauses 9
Command Demanding Goods and Services 60 clauses
9 Command Demanding Fact
5 clauses
Here is the discussion of the speech functions performed by the teacher in her teacher’s scaffolding talks.
4.2.3.1 Teacher’s Statement Giving Facts
As the class was discussing a topic about “good habits in the classroom” and the teacher used pictures to stimulate the students’
understanding and gain students’ participation on the discussion, the teacher made more statement giving facts rather that statement giving opinion
information.
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The statements giving facts performed by the teacher were used for the following purposes:
1. to start with the previous knowledge that the students already know - Ok, before we continue to that lesson I will show you some good habits.
2. to explain the lesson by telling the students about the pictures, like: -
But this one is some good habits that you can do at home. -
So this pictures start at night -
So these are the good habits that happen at home -
The good habits that makes you stay happy and stay health, when you can do this at home like this one, like the little bear do at this picture
- And then here T pointed the picture save water and electricity
- And this one, remember Put your things away after using it.
- So those are good habits that the little bear have at home.
3. to deliver new knowledge to the students - The good habits that makes you stay happy and stay health, when you
can do this at home like this one, like the little bear do at this picture - So those are good habits that the little bear have at home
- And then your teeth will be unhealthy. - Because you eat so many sweets and salty snack
4. to provide feedback for the students, such as: - Yes, when you write with the marker on the white board when you have
finished you rub it with the dasher - OK, this is fifteen
- Not rocking the chair, but the rule. - Yes. Do not rock the chair
5. reinforce the students through positive verbal reinforcement, such as: Very good Alista
4.2.3.2 Teacher’s Statement Giving Opinion
The teacher used statement-giving opinion when she wanted to give suggestions to the students like in the following excerpt below.
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“You have to keep the distance, not too far but have to keep the distance”
4.2.3.3 Teacher’s Questions Demanding Facts
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