An Investigation on the Features of Teacher Talk: The Case of License Oral Expression Teachers at the Department of English Language University of Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia, Jijel

Abstract

Teacher talk has been the focus of many researchers and investigators. For instance, teacher talk in relation to classroom interaction has been investigated by Sitti Nurpahmi (2017); this study has followed an observational method and has tackled the different possible types of teacher talk in classes that can lead to interaction among students and teacher. This research has shown that teacher talk types which are performed by the lecturers during classroom interaction are greeting students, reviewing the previous materials, introducing the new materials, and encouraging and motivating.