INTERACTION PATTERN OF TEACHER- STUDENT IN SPEAKING CLASSROOM FOR GRADE X AT SMA UISU MEDAN

This research examines interaction pattern of teacher and student in speaking classroom at SMA UISU Medan. The theories used are Malamah and Thomas
(1987) and the IRF classroom pattern suggested by Sinclair & Coulthad (1992). It
is qualitative research with observation and interview. The instrument in this
investigation was a video recording of the learning process.
Based on the research, it was found that the teacher and students conducted
several types of classroom interaction, which consisted of teacher speaking to the
whole class, teacher speaking to an individual, teacher speaking to a group of
students, student speaking to teacher, student speaking to another student, student
speaking to group members, and student speaking to the whole class. The data
analysis denotes that (a) the dominant pattern used in the speaking class is
complete pattern (IRF) and there are also semi-complete pattern (IR) and
incomplete pattern (IF)