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AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Ferry Kurniawan
112009705
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SALATIGA
2011
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Ferry Kurniawan
112009705
Approved by:
Andriani Karyanto, M. A.
Hendro Setiawan Husada, MA.
Supervisor
Examiner
i
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 this text.
Copyright@2011. Ferry Kurniawan and Andriani Karyanto, 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 Christian University, Salatiga.
Ferry Kurniawan:
ii
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
: Ferry Kurniawan
: 112009705
: English Department
: 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:
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty 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
Date
: Salatiga
: July 21th
Approved by:
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Andriani Karyanto, M. A.
Hendro Setiawan Husada, MA.
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AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the teacher questions used by the English
teacher at an elementary school called SD 02 Sumogawe Getasan. Long and Sato’s
theory was used to analyze the types of teacher questions and Richard & Lockhart’s
theory to analyze the reasons for using the questions. Five observations were conducted
and the results of the analysis show that display questions outnumbered referential
questions. The most frequent reason used by the teacher in asking questions was to check
students’ understanding.
Key Words: teacher question, type and reason
Introduction
English as a foreign language has become popular especially in entering
the new globalization era and of course as an international language English has
become a need in the world of education. Nowadays, it is believed that English can be
taught from elementary school level because it is best to start it since childhood.
According to Moon, Brumfit, and Tongue (1991), elementary students are keen and
they are enthusiastic young learners just beginning their schooling. English as a
foreign language is taught in most elementary schools in Indonesia. English is also
taught at SD Sumogawe 02 Getasan, an elementary school in the country.
Talking about teaching English in the classroom, one thing that we should
not ignore is the role of teacher questions in the English teaching process. Teaching
children at the elementary level is definitely different from teaching adults.
Techniques such as questioning strategies are very important in teaching children
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AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Ferry Kurniawan
112009705
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SALATIGA
2011
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Ferry Kurniawan
112009705
Approved by:
Andriani Karyanto, M. A.
Hendro Setiawan Husada, MA.
Supervisor
Examiner
i
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 this text.
Copyright@2011. Ferry Kurniawan and Andriani Karyanto, 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 Christian University, Salatiga.
Ferry Kurniawan:
ii
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
: Ferry Kurniawan
: 112009705
: English Department
: 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:
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty 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
Date
: Salatiga
: July 21th
Approved by:
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Andriani Karyanto, M. A.
Hendro Setiawan Husada, MA.
iii
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER QUESTIONS USED BY AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the teacher questions used by the English
teacher at an elementary school called SD 02 Sumogawe Getasan. Long and Sato’s
theory was used to analyze the types of teacher questions and Richard & Lockhart’s
theory to analyze the reasons for using the questions. Five observations were conducted
and the results of the analysis show that display questions outnumbered referential
questions. The most frequent reason used by the teacher in asking questions was to check
students’ understanding.
Key Words: teacher question, type and reason
Introduction
English as a foreign language has become popular especially in entering
the new globalization era and of course as an international language English has
become a need in the world of education. Nowadays, it is believed that English can be
taught from elementary school level because it is best to start it since childhood.
According to Moon, Brumfit, and Tongue (1991), elementary students are keen and
they are enthusiastic young learners just beginning their schooling. English as a
foreign language is taught in most elementary schools in Indonesia. English is also
taught at SD Sumogawe 02 Getasan, an elementary school in the country.
Talking about teaching English in the classroom, one thing that we should
not ignore is the role of teacher questions in the English teaching process. Teaching
children at the elementary level is definitely different from teaching adults.
Techniques such as questioning strategies are very important in teaching children
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