The Use of Social Deixis in EFL Classroom Interactions at SD Islam Al Azhar 60 Pekalongan Jawa Tengah

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the use of social deixis in EFL classroom interactions at SD Islam Al Azhar 60 Pekalongan Jawa Tengah. It used a descriptive-qualitative study that implement social deixis analysis by Levinson’s theory. The subjects of this study are the third graders that consist of 62 students and 3 teachers who teach EFL learners in SD Islam Al Azhar 60 Pekalongan Jawa Tengah. This study used two instruments, namely observation and interview. The researcher observed all teaching and learning activities in the classroom from the first to the end of the EFL class. The interview is to complete the information needed directly from the respondents about the use of social deixis in the study. Then, the data is analyzed by using Levinson’s (1983) theory. The findings of the study showed that there are four types data of social deixis in EFL interaction. They are 28 data of addressee, 2 data of referent, 2 data of bystander, and 22 data and formality level of honorific. Besides, there are two types of absolute social deixis that are used in EFL classrooms, namely 4 data of authorized speakers and 2 data of authorized recipients. The researcher also discovered seven sentences that contain the relationship between relational and absolute social deixis. This relationship is happened to maintain politeness function and used to respect participants. Keywords: Social deixis, English as a foreign language, classroom interactions