THE POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN LECTURERS’ ILLOCUTIONS IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR NON-ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

Abstract

This research discusses politeness strategies in illocutions uttered by the lecturers. The reason is that the researcher wants to find out how to teach well by using politeness strategies in order to save the hearer’s face or respect another person’s self-image when the conversation is going.  The objective of this research is to find out the used of politeness strategies in lecturers’ illocution in teaching English at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Lambung Mangkurat University. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The subjects of this research were three lecturers of English department in teaching English for non-English department students. The instrument used was a human instrument supported by observation sheet, recorder, and interview sheet. Findings of the research show that the researcher found the illocution consistently used in pre-activity was directive with politeness strategies: notice to the hearer, include both speaker and hearer inactivity and assume or assert reciprocity. In while-activity, the researcher found the illocution consistently used was representative with politeness strategies: notice attends to the hearer, seek agreement, and give gifts to the hearer. In post-activity, the researcher found the illocution consistently used was expressive with politeness strategies: notice attends to the hearer and gives gifts to the hearer. It means that politeness strategies in illocutions can be found in the lecturers’ utterance in every activity of the teaching and learning process.