Turn Taking in Teaching English at English Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja

Abstract

This research attempted to reveal the types of turn taking, its function, and the
students’ responses toward the use of turn taking signals in teaching English at English
Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja, Indonesia. This research employed descriptive
qualitative method. This research used purposive probability sampling. The
respondents consisted of 3 lecturers and 15 students of English education Study
Program. The data was collected by using observation, recording, and interviewing.
The findings showed that 1) there were three types of turn taking signals which was
used by the lecturers in the interaction during teaching i.e. turn yielding signals, turntaking
signals, and turn claiming signals, 2) the signals were used for several functions
included to check the students’ understanding, to welcome the students, to thank the
student and as a leave-taking, to correct the students’ answer, to get the students focus
on the topic, to warn the students, and to stop the students for a further explanation,
and 3) the students responded the given signals in both verbal and non-verbal signals.
So, it was concluded that the classroom interaction in this research was still dominated
by the lecturer.