Understanding Teacher Talk to Support Students’ Communicative Competence

Abstrak

Most people learn a foreign language in classrooms. Classroom
language is the chief source of foreign language learning and in some
places it is the only source. It functions not only as a major source
of language learning but also as a tool by which a foreign language is
taught. Based on the theory of second language acquisition (SLA), it is
believed that the language that teachers address to L2 learners will to
some degree influence language learning. Since a better
understanding of the use of teachers’ language can undoubtedly help
students improve their learning, students can make a better use of
teacher talk to learn the target language.