The Application of Sinclair & Coulthard's IRF Pattern on Teachers' Elicitation in Speaking Class

Nour Ayouni

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This study describes the pattern of teachers’ elicitation in speaking class of English Department of Ar-raniry Islamic State University which focuses on investigating the pattern of elicitation exchange by using Sinclair & Coulthard’s (S&C) IRF model. The participants of this study were five lecturers of speaking classes and hence they were video-recorded and transcribed in order to identify and analyze each turn of elicitation exchange which is then fit to S&C’s IRF pattern. Qualitative method was employed in this study where the data were obtained from observation and interview by means of video recorder, field-notes, obervation sheet and interview guide. Technique of data analysis was followed Miles’ & Huberman’s model including data reduction, data display, and conclusion. From the results, it was found that the pattern of the elicitation exchange in speaking class covers 16 patterns including IRF original structure and the combination with Bound Initiation (Ib).


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IRF pattern; elicitation pattern; teachers' elicitation

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