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Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate teacher’s questions based on the levels
and functions of questions in English classrooms at Senior High Schools. The
study was a descriptive qualitative. The subjects of this research were six English
Senior High School teachers In Rejang Lebong Regency. For collecting the data
tape recording, observation checklist and interview were employed. Result related to
research questions showed that the teacher’s questions were categorized
remembering, comprehending and applying and analyzing level. None of the
teachers used questions in, evaluating and creating level of the Bloom’s Taxonomy.
In the research only five function of questions were found namely: practicing skills,
checking prior knowledge, recapping, and checking understanding. From the
finding it can be concluded that The questions asked by the teachers in classrooms
are in lower order cognitive level and not all function of questions (from eleven
function of questions) were applied by the teachers.

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How to Cite
Andriyadi, A., & Sofyan, D. (2018). TEACHER’S QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH CLASSROOMS AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature), 3(1), 11–31. https://doi.org/10.33369/joall.v3i1.6149