Students Responses in Young Learners’ Classroom Interaction at The Seventh Grade of SMP N 1 Kediri In Academic Year 2021/2022

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to describe the type of classroom interaction in young learners' classroom interaction and to describe the influence of students’ talk in classroom. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. An English teacher and  25 students at the Seventh Grade of SMP N 1 Kediri West Lombok. The data derived from some instruments: the video recording/document, observation, and interview process. The data were analyzed qualitatively after recording the way the teacher talked and the way the students responded them during teaching and learning process. The findings of the research showed that the interaction in the classroom is in two way communications; they are: 1) Teacher interaction, 2) students interaction. Teacher interaction can be seen from the teachers’ activities such as dealing with feelings, praising, and encouraging, accepting or using the ideas of students, asking question, giving information, giving direction and criticizing students. Student- interaction is reflected in students’ specific and initiated responses, while student-students interaction appears in students’ discussion or group work during teaching and learning process. It is recommended that further research to take another scope of classroom interaction such as on teacher type of question, teacher talk, student talk and many other to give more significant contribution to teaching and learning Language in classroom interaction.

Keywords: Responses, Young Learners, and Classroom Interaction.