Teacher’s Expressive Speech Acts at A State Junior High School in Medan

Abstract

This research was motivated by the teacher's expressive speech acts in English learning in class VIII of a state junior high school in Medan. This research aims to identify sub-types of teacher's expressive speech acts and determine the dominant sub-types of teacher's expressive speech acts. The methodology used is a qualitative descriptive method. The data source for this research is the expressive speech acts of class VIII English teacher at a state junior high school in Medan in the even academic year 2023/2024. All expressive speech acts contained in the teacher's speech are the object of this research. Data collection was carried out using observation, audio and video recording, and writing. The data were analyzed by explaining each sub-types of expressive speech act in the context. The results of this research show that there are 6 sub-types of expressive speech acts found in teacher speech in class VIII, namely apology, praise, thank, complain, greeting, wishing. The dominant sub-types are expressive speech acts of praise and complain. By understanding how teachers express themselves, the researcher can identify effective strategies in increasing student interaction and motivation.