Abstract:
The objectives of this study were; (1) to find out the types of speech function used
by a female teacher in English classroom interaction, (2) to describe the way
speech function were coded by a female teacher in English classroom interaction,
and (3) to elaborate the reasons why speech function were coded by a female
teacher in English classroom interaction the way they were. The qualitative
research was used in this study. The data were collected by observing, recording
the utterances of a teacher at eighth grade students of SMP MUHAMMADIYAH
49 MEDAN in Academic Years 2019/2020, and by interviewing the subject. The
first result showed that the types of speech function such as question, statement,
command, acknowledgement, answer, and offer. The second result showed that
the ways speech functions were coded by a female teacher in English classroom
interaction were similar with the formula of initiating and responding of speech
function. The third result showed that the reasons in realization of speech function
were used by female teacher, were: (1) Initiating question was conducted to
stimulate and make the students’ to be confident in the class; (2) Initiating
statement was to increase knowledge and give the students new information about
topic of the study that will be learned in the class; (3) Initiating command was
pointed to make the students more active and focus in the learning process; (4)
Initiating an offer was to measure the student to get more information about the
topic.
