TEACHER TALKS ANALYSIS ON DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACT IN CLASSROOM AT LAB. SCHOOL SMP UNISMUH MAKASSAR

Abstract

This study aimed  to figure out the types of directive speech that used in the process of teaching and learning English in the classroom and to find out directive speech act function based on the respons of the students in the process of teaching and learning English in the classroom.This study applied descriptive qualitative  method in order to figure out the types of directive speech that used in the process of teaching and learning English in the classroom and to find out directive speech act affect the students in the process of teaching and learning English in the classroom. The subject of this research only one teacher as English teacher in that school and also students respons in third grade at Lab. School SMP UNISMUH Makassar. The result of the research show there are five types of directive speech used by the teacher in teaching and learning process in the classroom. They are requesting, commanding, forbiding, inviting and suggesting. And also the writer found the function of directive speech act. There are : Command was indicates the function  of the teacher, who play role as the manager of the class, having power in another form, and authority to influence student behavior.The function of invitation is in accordance with the role of the teacher in the classroom who always give order to the students and rarely ask for help from the students. The function of suggesting is the most common way of the teacher that effect provide solutions for the students. The function  of forbidding to remain and tell the studenqts to obey the rules spoken by the teacher and to make them pay attention to the teacher. Request is a directive function performed by the speaker to ask people to do something what speaker wants in polite ways.