Classroom Discourse Analysis as A Tool for Reflective Practice:

Focus on Form Approach

Abstract
The research aims to investigate the interaction of the classroom talk to have a better understanding of the
teachers’ teaching practice which can pave the way for reflection on teaching. The study benefits from
conversation analytic perspective to qualitatively and interpretively examine the classroom discourse of
the teacher-learners’ interaction. The classroom talk will analyze through conversation analysis
perspective with talking the extracts of the learners’ and teacher’s interaction into account to see whether
tasks pave the way for the learners to learn the target from through ‘focus on form’ approach. The finding
can be beneficial for the practitioners in the field.
Keyword: Classroom Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Teacher-learners Interaction,
Reflective Practice
1. Introduction
Teachers’ education is concerned with