LECTURER TALK IN THE EMI CLASSROOM: A SPEECH ACT ANALYSIS
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Research in the area of utilizing English as a medium of instruction has
overlooked the investigation of communication issues among lecturers
teaching their disciplines in English. This study seeks to determine the most
common speech act employed by lecturers utilizing English as a medium of
instruction, the rationale behind the selection, and its implication on
pedagogy and education. Employing a case study, we recruited four
instructors from Biology and Primary Education who teach content-based
subjects in English. With Searle's framework of speech acts, the study
revealed that assertive speech acts were used 42.85%, directive 25.8%,
expressive 21.65%, and commissive 9.6%. The findings indicate that most
lecturers used assertive speech acts to clarify content and engage students
in achieving learning objectives. This study expected to give contribution
as reflection tool on how speech acts should be performed in teaching
process to promote successful English utilization by instructors teaching
non-English subjects.
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