Abstract :
This research aimed at finding out the kinds, and functions of speech act used
by the teachers at MAN (State Islamic Senior Schools in South Sulawesi) in
teaching English as a Foreign Language and the teachers using kinds and function
of speech acts. This research by applying qualitative research design. The research
subjects were the English teachers? in MAN Binamu Jeneponto. Two EFL
teachers at MAN Binamu Jeneponto were chosen thourgh purposive sampling
teaching, then the instrumentof the research was classroom observation. The data
collected was analyzed by using the data analysis proposed by Miles and
Huberman (1994), namely data reduction, data display dan the data description of
conclusion/verificarion.
The results of the study were: (1). The kinds of speech act such as locutionary
act, illocutionary act, and perlocutionary act. On Locutionary act, the researcher
found that two from three elements of locutionary act, where uttered by the
teachers? and the researcher found that there are five types of Illocutionary act,
where uttered by the teachers? such as Verdicitves, Exertives, Commisives,
Behabitives, and Expositives. The teachers? also uttered Perlocutionary act. (2).
The function of speech act such as Representative, Directive, Expressive,
Commisive, and Declarative.
Keywords: Speech Act, Teachers, Locutionary act, Illocutionary Act,
Perlocutionary Act, Kinds and Function of Speech Act.