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Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher
and American Students at Children Community House in
Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
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Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
Approved by:
(Supervisor’s signature and complete
name with degrees)
(Examiner’s signature
and complete name with degrees)
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.
Christian Rudianto, M.Appling
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in
any course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any
university. To the best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material
previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is
made in the text.
Copyright@ 2012. Evi Koestantina and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means
without the permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English
Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University,
Salatiga.
Evi Koestantina
iii
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
Student ID Number
Study Program
Faculty
Kind of Work
: Evi Koestantina
: 112005064
: English Education
: Faculty of Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive
royalty free right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and American
students at Children Community House in Salatiga
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy,
reproduce, print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a
retrieval system or database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual
property, in whole or in part without my express written permission, as long as my
name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: May 28th, 2012
Verified by signee,
Evi Koestantina
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
Christian Rudy, M.Appling
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Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and American Students at
Children Community House in Salatiga
Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
Evi Koestantina
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate classroom communication between an
Indonesian teacher and American students at Children Community House in
Salatiga. The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the communication
strategies used by the Indonesian teacher in her conversations with the students.
This study was conducted in their classroom. It used a descriptive method. The
subjects of this study were an Indonesian teacher and 10 young American students
of Children Community House. The data for the study were collected from several
direct observations. The analysis of the data shows that five of the eight types of
communication strategies proposed by Littlewood (1984) were used, such as
adjusting message, using paraphrase, using non-linguistic resources, seeking help,
and approximation.
Key Words: communication strategies, Indonesian teacher, American students.
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and American Students at Children Community House in
Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
i
Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Evi Koestantina
112005064
Approved by:
(Supervisor’s signature and complete
name with degrees)
(Examiner’s signature
and complete name with degrees)
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A.
Christian Rudianto, M.Appling
ii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in
any course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any
university. To the best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material
previously published or written by any other person except where due reference is
made in the text.
Copyright@ 2012. Evi Koestantina and Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means
without the permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English
Department, Faculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana University,
Salatiga.
Evi Koestantina
iii
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
Student ID Number
Study Program
Faculty
Kind of Work
: Evi Koestantina
: 112005064
: English Education
: Faculty of Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive
royalty free right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
Classroom Communication between An Indonesian Teacher and American
students at Children Community House in Salatiga
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy,
reproduce, print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a
retrieval system or database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual
property, in whole or in part without my express written permission, as long as my
name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: May 28th, 2012
Verified by signee,
Evi Koestantina
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M.A
Christian Rudy, M.Appling
iv
Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and American Students at
Children Community House in Salatiga
Classroom Communication between an Indonesian Teacher and
American Students at Children Community House in Salatiga
Evi Koestantina
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate classroom communication between an
Indonesian teacher and American students at Children Community House in
Salatiga. The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the communication
strategies used by the Indonesian teacher in her conversations with the students.
This study was conducted in their classroom. It used a descriptive method. The
subjects of this study were an Indonesian teacher and 10 young American students
of Children Community House. The data for the study were collected from several
direct observations. The analysis of the data shows that five of the eight types of
communication strategies proposed by Littlewood (1984) were used, such as
adjusting message, using paraphrase, using non-linguistic resources, seeking help,
and approximation.
Key Words: communication strategies, Indonesian teacher, American students.
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