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a. Politeness Strategy
Teacher politeness can be used in EFL class is considered to promote the
effective interaction between people. In the context of language teaching, it is
believed to enhance learning by providing a lively and friendly atmosphere in
classroom (Jiang,2010)
Brown and Levinson (1987) propose four strategies of politeness, namely bald-
on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off-record strategy.
Speakers can choose one of those four politeness strategies when they want to
do face-threatening act, in which the degree may vary. The more speakers want
to use “higher-numbered” strategy, the most polite it is. Below are the fours
strategies mentioned by Brown and Levinson :
a. Bald-on record strategy
Bald –on record strategy is a direct way of saying things. The utterances are
spoken I a direct, clear, unambiguous and concise way. This strategy applied
without any minimization to the impositions to the hearers. “switch off the
lamp” as an example of a direct imperative from using bald-on record strategy.
This strategy is commonly applied when both speakers and hearers have know
each other well.
b. Positive politeness strategy
Brown and Levinson (1987) define positive politeness as the strategy which
oriented a speaker towards the positive face or self image of hearers that the
speaker claims for himself. It express satisfying the hearers positive faces. In
addition Wardaugh (2010) states that positive may lead to friendship. “If you
have done your task, please switch off the lamp” as an example of positive
politeness.
c. Negative politeness strategies
Negative politeness put distance between speakers and hearers. Brown and
Levinson (1987) mention that negative politeness strategy intends to create
distance between the speakers and hearers to show respect behavior.
Additionally, Wardaugh (2010) also states that negative politeness leads to
deference, apologizing, indirectness, and formality in language use. “are you
okay, if I switch off the lamp ?” as an example of negative politeness strategy.
The main objectives of this strategy is the speakers want not to disturb the
comfort of hearers. Therefore, both speakers and hearers seemed stay in
awkward moments.
d. Off-record strategy
Off-record strategy is a communicative act which is done in such way that is not
possible to contribute one clear communicate intention to act. It allows hearers
do interpret the intended meaning of the utterances themselves.
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Do the FTA
Least Polite
Negative Politeness
Positive politeness
With redresive action
As a result, a speaker can avoid the responsibility of doing the FTAs by using
off-record strategy. “The room is too dark” as example of off-record strategy. It
means the speaker want the speaker want the hearer switch on the lamp, without
asking directly. This strategy is one of the most polite strategies can use,
because this strategy uses indirect sentences to express something.
On Record
Without redressiove action
Don’t do the FTA
Most Polite
Off Record
Figure 1 illustrates politeness level for performing face-threatening acts based
on Brown and Levinson (1987)
The illustrate above is an overview of politeness level which will be used in
categorized students behavior during the English teaching as polite nor impolite.
Teaching English might be seem similar to any other teaching, It has it own
unique challenges, one of that is psychological problems. Pande (2013) stated that A
common misinterpretation among students that English is the most difficult all of subjects. Similarly,
Fatiloro (2015) stated that the challenging difficulty in teaching English as a foreign language is meeting
students’ awful attitude in practicing English. Such psychological issues’ motivation and
learning attitude toward English teaching.
Songbatumis (2017) found students’ boredom in the classroom specially in
English teaching. In fact data, it because the topic described is less interesting or
topic of subject had been got before in English courses followed. Another
finding by Songbatumis (2017) students’ lack of discipline and students lack of
parents’ support.
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