Non-Observance Maxim of Teacher’s Speaking in the English Teaching Process

Abstract

This research dealt with the use of non-observance maxim of Teacher’s Speaking in the English Teaching Process in SMK Negeri 5 Medan. This research was based on pragmatics study that occur in cooperative principles which is formed with non-observance maxim to find out the types of non-observance maxim in the teacher utterance. Qualitative method was applied in this research. In collecting the data, the researcher classified the types of non-observance maxim. The data were analyzed through some steps; by record the English teacing-learning process in the classroom, listening and writing all the teacher utterance in a piece of paper, underlining the teacher utterance that contained non-observance maxim. The last, analyzed the data obtained non-observance maxim in that teacher utterance. The finding could be reported as follow the types of non observance maxim, they were 5 Flouting a maxim, 1 Violating a maxim, 3 Infringing a maxim, 4 Opting Out a maxim, 4 Suspending a maxim.