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Teacher’s Problems in Giving Instruction for Elementary Students of
Bethany School
Elisa Margaretha
Abstract
In the daily basis of classroom activities, teachers often encounter various kind of
interactional troubles. One of the problems faced by the teacher in giving instructions,
particularly in an International Standardized Elementary School (Sekolah Berstandar
Internasional / SBI). The research question that this study tries to answer were : What
problem did teacher in Bethany Elementary School encounter in giving classroom
instructions? To answer these question, a descriptive method was used. The data of the study
were collected from six classroom observations and an interview. The subject of the
interview was an English teachers of first to third grader in Bethany Elementary School.
From the data analysis revealed that instructional problems faced in the classroom interaction
could be classified into three, first is problems faced by the teacher itself, second is problems
in choosing the material, or problems that come from the students.
Key words : Teacher talk , type of teacher talk, the nature of young learner

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