THE STRATEGIES TO END A CONVERSATION
USED BY SPEAKING III STUDENTS IN AN OPEN ROLE
PLAY SITUATION OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF GRESIK
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Institusion
Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik
Author
Astuti, Aprilia Widya
Subject
English Education
Datestamp
2020-12-03 03:31:24
Abstract :
This study observed the strategies used in ending a conversation in an open role-play situation. It focused on kinds of strategies that were used by speaking III students of English department in ending their conversation, the most closing functions used in those strategies that represent those closing functions. The data were taken from a recording of an open role-play conversations. Twenty- four students did the role- play, twelve of them were the informants and other twelve students were the respondents. Each informant was given a command to have a conversation with twelve different respondents. Thus, this study analyzed twelve recorded conversations. It concentrated on the utterances part of the respondents that categorized into five kinds of closing functions. The first closing function is to show no desire for the continuity of the conversation. The second is to ask for an excuse to stop the conversation. The next closing function is to maintain a good relationship. Then, the fourth closing function is to keep a future contact. Finally, the last one is to terminate the conversation. From five of closing functions, the data showed that all of them are used by the students of speaking III. The difference happened in term of priority level. Dominantly students prefer to use the second and the fifth type that is asking for an excuse to stop and terminating the conversation, the least closing function used by students is keeping future contact. The chosen strategies were influenced by the difficulties and reasons lied behind the negotiation of the closings. Most speakers applied a cooperative activity in negotiating their closing as seen through the closing functions they used in their strategies.
This study observed the strategies used in ending a conversation in an open role-play situation. It focused on kinds of strategies that were used by speaking III students of English department in ending their conversation, the most closing functions used in those strategies that represent those closing functions. The data were taken from a recording of an open role-play conversations. Twenty- four students did the role- play, twelve of them were the informants and other twelve students were the respondents. Each informant was given a command to have a conversation with twelve different respondents. Thus, this study analyzed twelve recorded conversations. It concentrated on the utterances part of the respondents that categorized into five kinds of closing functions. The first closing function is to show no desire for the continuity of the conversation. The second is to ask for an excuse to stop the conversation. The next closing function is to maintain a good relationship. Then, the fourth closing function is to keep a future contact. Finally, the last one is to terminate the conversation. From five of closing functions, the data showed that all of them are used by the students of speaking III. The difference happened in term of priority level. Dominantly students prefer to use the second and the fifth type that is asking for an excuse to stop and terminating the conversation, the least closing function used by students is keeping future contact. The chosen strategies were influenced by the difficulties and reasons lied behind the negotiation of the closings. Most speakers applied a cooperative activity in negotiating their closing as seen through the closing functions they used in their strategies.
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