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THE USE OF TEACHER’S QUESTIONS IN SATYA WACANA
CHRISTIAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT
The investigation concerning the use of teacher’s question has been significant to
conduct since questioning is one of the most common and important teacher’s
techniques in EFL classroom context (Behnam and Pouriran, 2009). This study
aims to investigate the types and purposes of teacher’s questions used in an
English classroom in Satya Wacana Christian Junior High School. This
investigation employed real time observation using time-sampling protocol to
capture the teacher’s questions. The observation was conducted 8 (eight) times.
The data captured were analyzed according to Wajnryb’s (1992) categorization of
question types and Brown and Edmonson’s (1985) categorization of purposes of
question. The results show that the teacher used almost all of question’s types and
purposes. In term of question’s types, Yes/No, Short Answer/Retrieval Style,
Open-ended, Display and Referential questions were used. In term of question’s
purposes, the teacher used questions to arouse interest and curiosity concerning a
topic, focus attention on a particular issue or concept, develop an active approach
to learning, diagnose specific difficulties inhibiting pupil learning, express
genuine interest in the ideas and feelings of the pupils and provide an opportunity
for pupils to assimilate and reflect upon information.