Students’ Perception Towards Teacher’s Question in Classroom Interaction

Teacher's question in the classroom activities are thought to help students learn more
effectively. Successful learning in an English classroom should include knowledge of both the
language and the material. In order for learning to be relevant and successful, questions in the
English classroom should create opportunities for students to actively participate in the
learning. Not only to promote classroom interaction, but also to encourage students to
communicate in a real-life setting, to foster a closer relationship with the students, and to assist
student with difficulty expressing themselves due to their limited vocabulary. The objective of
this research were to (1) know about types of questions that frequently used by teacher in
classroom interaction (2) identify students' perceptions of teacher while giving questions in
English classes. The research was carried out from December 2021 to February 2022 on the
teaching learning process in the XI RPL Class of SMKN 9 Medan. The data was gathered
through an interview and questionnaire with 34 XI RPL 4 students, which is recorded and then
transcribed. Students' perception data were analyzed by collecting data, reducing data,
presenting data, and drawing conclusions. After that, the data was descriptively and
qualitatively analyzed. The findings of this study were presented descriptively in order to fully
reveal the students' perceptions. It was discovered that (1) when a teacher asks a question,
students prefer referential questions over display questions. (2) the results of the questionnaire
show that students had positive perception towards teacher's question in English classroom.