Implementing Effective Language Functions to Create EFL Interactive Learning Atmosphere

Thoyyibatul Khusniyah, Rohmani Nur Indah

2019

Abstract

This study focuses on identifying the language functions effective for fostering EFL(English as Foreign Language) interactive learning atmosphere. It explores the corpus of data taken from EFL teachers' utterances, which contain various types of language functions during classroom interaction. Secondary data cover in-depth interview to uncover the effectiveness of the language functions used. The analysis involves Tribus framework (2017) rooted in Jakobson's (1960) style of language function. The result showed that EFL teachers had employed various language functions during teaching and learning process with the dominant types covering referential function, phatic function, and emotive function. These functions can effectively foster interactive learning atmosphere in the EFL class, particularly in a high school setting with large class size. Future studies are expected to explore other EFL context in a higher level of learning to bring up other dominant functions effective for creating interactive learning process.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Khusniyah T. and Indah R. (2019). Implementing Effective Language Functions to Create EFL Interactive Learning Atmosphere.In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on English Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature - Volume 1: ELITE, ISBN 978-989-758-459-6, pages 17-25. DOI: 10.5220/0009398400170025

in Bibtex Style

@conference{elite19,
author={Thoyyibatul Khusniyah and Rohmani Nur Indah},
title={Implementing Effective Language Functions to Create EFL Interactive Learning Atmosphere},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on English Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature - Volume 1: ELITE,},
year={2019},
pages={17-25},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009398400170025},
isbn={978-989-758-459-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on English Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature - Volume 1: ELITE,
TI - Implementing Effective Language Functions to Create EFL Interactive Learning Atmosphere
SN - 978-989-758-459-6
AU - Khusniyah T.
AU - Indah R.
PY - 2019
SP - 17
EP - 25
DO - 10.5220/0009398400170025