EXPRESSION OF POLITE REQUEST STRATEGY IN STUDENTS’ CONVERSATION AT SMP HIKMATUL FADHILLAH ISLAMIC SCHOOL MEDAN

This thesis deals with Expression of Polite Request Strategy in Students’ Conversation At Hikmatul Fadhillah Medan. It especially focused on types of politeness strategies used by the students in conversation, how they expressed their strategies of polite request and why polite request strategies were realized the way they are in conversation. This study was conducted by descriptive qualitative research design. The data of the research are the utterances of request for information and request for action used by the students in conversation. The source of the data was the students’ conversations in group discussion and presentation time. The data were the transcription of recorded observation and interview using audio recorder in classroom. The technique of data analysis by using Bogdan and Biklen’s technique following: : Working with data, organizing, breaking the data into manageable unit, synthesizing, searching for pattern, discovering what is important and what is to be learned, and deciding. The finding showed that firstly, three types of politeness strategies applied by the students in request for information, namely; bald on record, positive politeness and negative politeness. And four types of politeness strategies found in request for action, namely; bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness and off record in the students’ conversation. Secondly, it was found that five of nine types of request strategies in request for information, namely; mood derivable, explicit performative, suggestory formulae, query preparatory. And eight of nine types of request strategies in request for action, namely; mood derivable, explicitly performative, hedge performative, obligation statement, want statement, suggestory formulae, query preparatory, and mild hints. Thirdly, there are three reasons why polite request strategies were realized the way they are in conversation. it was used because of the limited vocabulary, their habit used politeness strategies because they feel relaxed and comfortable in conversation. Mood and also their counterparts in the school environment as the reasons can make them more polite in speaking each other.