occur in these three sentences. The researcher identified these three cases into compound simple request as what is classified by Lakoff.
The addition of two polite forms “would” and “please” here show that the teacher really avoids using swear words or command form. She tries to be still
polite even at that time she might be angry because of the students’ action. She stops the students’ actions by using super polite forms.
The form of super polite clearly occurs in case [101] in which the teacher states would you mind giving me the papers?.This expression is used by the
teacher when some left papers are at the back of the class. The teacher asks the student who sit at the back to pass the left papers to her.
5. Tag Questions
Tag question is used when the speaker is stating a claim but lacks full confidence in the truth of the claim Lakoff, 1974, p. 15. The findings show that
tag question in Micro Teaching Class is used to seek for agreement. Here are the expressions of tag questions found during the class:
[085]: You have had your lunch, have not you? [087]: It is listening skill, isn’t it?
Case 0.85 is expressed by the participant when she is opening the class to ask the students’ condition. The teacher asks the same question two times. First
she asks without haven’t you but after that she states the same question by adding the tag question “haven’t you”?.In this case the researcher sees that the teacher
seeks for students’ confirmation using tag question. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
The second case [087], tag question is expressed when the participant tries to check the students’ knowledge on the four basic competences in English. She
uses the previous material to lead the students to the knowledge of skills. She mentions the material first and then classifies the skill into a statement “It is
listening skill and recalls the students’ knowledge by saying tag question “isn’t it?”.
Another type of tag questions found in Micro Teaching Class is not in the form of the formal tag question. Here are the examples.
[091] : Au is the monkey, right? [089]: you guys understand what is giving compliment, right?
Grammatically, these two sentences are not in a form of tag question. Indeed, if it refers to the function of tag question itself, these two sentences are also classified
to this feature. Case [091] is the case in which the function of tag question is to seek for students’ confirmation although the teacher has already known the
answer. Case [089] shows the function of tag question where the teacher wants to make sure about students’ understanding.
6. Hypercorrect Grammar
Lakoff 1975 explains that hypercorrect grammar is identified as when women speak grammatically correct. From the data findings, each participant
express one sentence which is grammatically correct. Here are some cases which are identified as the using of hypercorrect grammar.
[103]: It should have been done in three minutes PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
[114]: I will ask some groups to pick the text In case [103], the teacher decides to say it completely should have been done
rather than saying should’ve been done as simple as what Lakoff argues about women’s feature on hypercorrect grammar. This sentence also shows the example
of hypercorrect grammar since modal should must be followed by verb1 which is have and been done is the addition to indicate passive voice. Case [114] also
shows the same indication as hypercorrect grammar. In this case, the teacher does not say I’ll to express I will.
7. Lack of Humor
This feature is an elaboration of super polite and hypercorrect grammar features p. 56. Lakoff believes that women do not like to make a joke due to
their social status. The data finding on this feature clearly presents this idea. From the table 4.1, it can be seen that all the participants do not try to make a joke
during the learning process. In the class, the situation is filled with laughing only by the students’ action.
The case happens when one of the teachers asks one of the students to mention one of the characteristics on the picture given. The student makes the
whole class laugh when he said “ Aladin, Jasmine and Jin dan Jun”. In this case T.8 only laughs a little bit and then continues asking another character.
The rest of the participants remain silent. None of these twelve participants tries to make a joke. They seem like teaching in a serious and formal way.
