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Research Methodology SKBI 6004. Norhidayah Binti Md Yusof P66836 An investigation into politeness strategies applied in teacher talk: Asking and giving feedback. Background of the study. Politeness - degree of politeness -politeness strategies Teacher talk
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Research MethodologySKBI 6004 Norhidayah Binti Md Yusof P66836 An investigation into politeness strategies applied in teacher talk: Asking and giving feedback
Background of the study • Politeness - degree of politeness -politeness strategies • Teacher talk -elements in teacher talk (asking and giving feedback) • English language classroom -relationship between teacher and students • How these elements relate to each other
Statement of the problem • Different ideas about politeness (both teachers and students) • Lead to misunderstanding • The objective of teaching and learning English cannot be achieved
Purpose statement /objective • To provide more information to teachers and students about teacher talk and politeness • To identify the possible politeness strategies can be applied by the teachers and students
Research questions • What are the politeness strategies used by UiTM students in asking and giving feedback? • What are the politeness strategies used by the teachers in asking and giving feedback in teacher talk? • What are the effects of applying suitable politeness strategies in and English language classroom?
Significant of the study • To explore and collect more information about politeness and teacher talk • To share with the readers about the suitable politeness strategies can be applied in an English language classroom
Review of related literature • Teacher talk : -Nunan (1991) -Sharpe (2008) • Politeness -Brown & Levinson (1978) - Leech (1983) -Grice (1967) -Zhao Wanli & Du Aihong (2008) -Zhaoli Wanli (2010)
Theoretical Framework • The Face Theory (Brown & Levinson, 1978) • Cooperative Principle (Leech, 1983) • Politeness Principle (Grice, 1967)
Methodology • Research design: Mix method • Sample population: 4 teachers as well as their students (number of students will be based on the teachers’ classes) • Research instrument: (Wanli Zhao, 2010) -Non-participant observation -Follow-up structured-interview -Closed-questionnaires (revised from Lei (2004))
Data collection procedures: - 1) Designing the questionnaires and structured-interviews. -2) Observing the classroom after the subjects permitting and making a note. -3) Students will be asking to complete questionnaires after the first English class of each teacher and hand them in on spot, so the response rate is 100%. -4) Teachers and students will be interviewed. After the second class, the teachers will interviewed and there will be a private talk with 12 students about their preferable teachers’ feedback. -5) The questionnaires will be handed to the teachers.
Data analysis: - Will be divided into two ways: -1) The questionnaires will be analyzed by using SPSS 13.0 version (to get the politeness strategies have been used). -2) The interviews will be analyzed to get the information on the general attitude of teachers and students towards teachers’ feedback.