Muthi’ah Inas Maulida
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Teacher talk is one of the most essential aspect that affects the learning process.
The way the teachers deliver their intention, commands, or feedback to the
students, will determine the success of the learning and also affects students
condition. This research aimed to investigate the perceptions of students about
teacher talk in an EFL classroom. Qualitative study was the method used to
analyse the data gained from five students of a state junior high school in Bogor
as participants. To collect the data, the researcher used three main instruments;
questionnaire, interview, and observation. The findings revealed that most of
students claimed positive perception on teacher talk both in questionnaire and
interview result, 90% in absorption factors and 75% in understand factors. In
addition, the students agreed that the teacher used all types of teacher talk during
the lesson, praise, giving direction, and asking questions are the most frequent
teacher talk used in the classroom.
Keyword: student perception, teacher talk, EFL classroom