Questioning Practice and Classroom Interaction

Hieronimus Canggung Darong (1), Erna Mena Niman (2), Sebastianus - Menggo (3), Raimundus Beda (4)
(1) Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus Ruteng, Indonesia,
(2) Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus, Indonesia,
(3) Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus, Indonesia,
(4) Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus, Indonesia

Abstract

Asking question effectively provides insights for teachers to elicit students talk, facilitate students to think and express themselves in classroom interaction.This SOTA aims at reviewing questioning practice as the most common and prominent features of classroom interaction. Besides questioning, the coverage of this review includes classroom interaction practice and teacher talks in the classroom. The final section of the article is the conclusion and suggestion for future research on this topic.

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Authors

Hieronimus Canggung Darong
hieronimusdarong@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Erna Mena Niman
Sebastianus - Menggo
Raimundus Beda
Author Biographies

Hieronimus Canggung Darong, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus Ruteng

English Department /Lecturer

Erna Mena Niman, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus

PGSD, Lecturer

Sebastianus - Menggo, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus

English Department, Lecturer

Raimundus Beda, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Santu Paulus

English Department, Lecturer
Darong, H. C., Niman, E. M., Menggo, S. .-., & Beda, R. (2021). Questioning Practice and Classroom Interaction. Tell : Teaching of English Language and Literature Journal, 9(1), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.30651/tell.v9i1.5905

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