Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: A Study Of Teacher's Questions In An Elementary School
A STUDY OF TEACHER’S QUESTIONS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Vitus Awang Septiaji
Abstract
In teaching-learning process communicative tools are needed by teachers to enhance
interactions between teachers and young learners. One of the communicative tools is asking
question. Kearsley’s (1976) types of questions were selected as the basis of the literature review
of this analysis. They are six types of questions that are purposed by Kearsley (Ibid). However in
the five class observation conducted in SD Lab Satya Wacana Salatiga, there are only four types
of questions used by the teachers; evaluative, echoic, social control and expressive questions.
Each one of the four types has its functions that can be applied through interactions. It is found
from the findings that the use of four types of questions is most effective used in the classroom
interactions based from the questions own functions.
Key-word: types of questions, english teachers, the functions of questions
Vitus Awang Septiaji
Abstract
In teaching-learning process communicative tools are needed by teachers to enhance
interactions between teachers and young learners. One of the communicative tools is asking
question. Kearsley’s (1976) types of questions were selected as the basis of the literature review
of this analysis. They are six types of questions that are purposed by Kearsley (Ibid). However in
the five class observation conducted in SD Lab Satya Wacana Salatiga, there are only four types
of questions used by the teachers; evaluative, echoic, social control and expressive questions.
Each one of the four types has its functions that can be applied through interactions. It is found
from the findings that the use of four types of questions is most effective used in the classroom
interactions based from the questions own functions.
Key-word: types of questions, english teachers, the functions of questions