The Impact of Lecturer’s Speech Act in EFL Classroom (A Case at a Higher Education of LLDikti IX)

Abstract

This research aims at investigating the impact of lecturer’s speech act in EFL Classroom at a higher education of LLDikti IX. This study applied qualitative method. The subjects of this research are the students who are taught by the lecturers to investigate the impact of the lecturer’s Speech Act in EFL Classroom. In analyzing the data, the researcher used cyclical data analysis. This study showed that The positive impact of lecturer’s speech act in EFL Classroom, they are: Students feel comfortable on lecturer’s request, Lecturer’s prohibition impact on students’ discipline, The lecturer’s advice influence the students affective to be more serious in learning, Lecturer’s reward can motivate the students to learn, and Lecturer’s pleasure expression build the students’ own belief in learning. While, the negative impact of lecturer’s speech act in EFL Classroom, they are: The lecturer’s command viewed as the lecturer’s authority that negatively effect on the students’ confidence, Students feel afraid on the difficult question from lecturer, and the face threatening decrease students’ learning motivation