Impoliteness Strategies Used by Students in English Online Learning through Zoom during Pandemic Covid-19

The objectives of the study were to find out: (1) the types of impoliteness strategies used by students, (2) the realizations of impoliteness strategies used by students and (3) the reasons for using impoliteness used by students in English online learning through Zoom during pandemic Covid-19. The study was descriptive qualitative. The subject of the study was VII grade of SMP Ar-Rahman Percut. The data of the study was impoliteness clauses which is recorded from the students’ interaction. The findings of the study 1) there were four types of impoliteness strategies, namely bald on record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, and sarcasm or mock politeness; 2) there were eight realizations of impolitness strategies found in this study, they are be disinterested, unconcerned, unsympathetic; use inappropriate identity marker; use obscure or secretive language; seek disagreement; use taboo wors; call the other name; frighten; and condescend, scorn or ridicule. Then, there were three additional realizations, they are employing insincere; direct speech, clear, unambiguous; and invade the other’s space; and 3) there were two reasons for using impoliteness found in this study, they are to vent negative feelings and to show power. In addition, there were eleven reasons for using impoliteness, they are to mock others, to insult someone, to call other, to show disinterested feelings, to accuse someone, to clarify something, to insinuate, to frighten the hearer, to make joke, to follow trend of social media, and to find personal information. Besides that, the researcher also did an interview to the teachers and parents to asked their opinion about why students/children used impolite language. The researcher concluded that impolite language happened because some reasons, 1) never meet the teachers, 2) social environment; 3) game online; 4) social media and 5) television show.