• Andi Rustandi

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• Ani

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This study is aimed at investigating how gender differences affected teacher- students
interactions in an EFL classroom of Islamic Junior High School in Indonesia. This study used a
research question to find out what are the differences of interaction of female teacher towards
male and female students in the classroom interaction. This study took a female English teacher
and all of the students in class VII D and E in one of Islamic Junior High School in Indonesia
that consisted of 24 male students and 30 female students. This study used qualitative approach
and classroom discourse analysis (CDA) as the research method. The instrument used by the
writer in conducting the study is observation. The data from observation were then analyzed by
transcribing and categorizing or selecting the data. The result showed that female teacher
initiated interaction toward male students by questioning, invitation and direction and it is the
same toward female students. Moreover, female teacher provided feedback toward male and
female students’ response by informing, prompting, encouraging, criticizing, ignoring,
acknowledging and commenting. It is suggested that the role of teachers in providing and
distributing equal interaction opportunities for all students regardless of their gender is very
important because they not only offer language practice and learning opportunities but also help
the process of language development itself.

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