Social interactions in EFL Classroom A research By Yanti Wirza Presented by safiatur rokhmah

Outline Social interaction? Literatures Methodology Result Findings Introduction Objective Who, where, when Respondence Body Social interaction? Literatures Methodology Result Findings Conclusion

Research Objective This study is aimed to portrait the social interaction in three high schools which were purposely selected from the categories of good/favourite, middle/average, and low. The social interaction that naturally occurred in those classes under investigation is analyzed from the view point of vygotskian theory of “Social Constructivism”. This study is conducted by Yanti Wirza in 3 senior high schools in Bandung in 2002-2003

Respondence 2nd Year Students SMU 3 “Good” Language Lab Audio Visual Room 50 Student IKIP Jakarta 25 years exp SMU 6 Middle 40 Student IKIP Bandung 20 Year exp SMU 15 Low 35 Student 18 Years experience

Social interaction

Underlying Theories Brown (1994) “Interaction as collaborative exchange of thoughts, feelings, and ideas between two or more people resulting in a reciprocal effect on each other” Rivers (1987) “ Social Interaction can never be one way; the students need to exercise how to take initiative and participate imaginatively in task oriented, purposeful learning or cooperative learning” Moll (1990) “social interaction rooted from Lev Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism theory which is claimed that knowledge is constructed through social interaction in social meaningful activities”

Methodology Multiple Study (miles and Huberman 1984 in Maxwell, 1996) 3 Classes of 3 Schools Conducted for 10 weeks with Field notes Questionnaires Interview Good Average Low

Result (1/3) A. Teacher’s Role SMU 3 SMU 6 SMU 15 not take the challenge take for granted of students ability SMU 6 Communicative Accomodative Friendly personality SMU 15 Applied “point System” Immediate reward Repeat answers

Result (2/2) B. The pattern of the social interaction The Classroom under investigation in SMU 15 had livelier and more active interaction

Result (3/3) C. Students Learning Engagement Each Classrooms develop its own culture that is shaped by the characteristics of its members, the teacher, the atmosphere, situation. SMU 3 Solid Knowledge of English Less assistance SMU 6 and 15 Similar knowledge Lower achiever Need assistance

Conclusion “ Knowledge is constructed through social interaction in social meaningful activities”