Suryani, Niken (2025) Positive Politeness Strategies Employed by The English Teacher and Students in Eighth Grade Classroom: A Pragmatics Analysis. Undergraduate (S1) thesis, IAIN Ponorogo.
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POSITIVE POLITENESS STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY THE ENGLISH TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN EIGHTH GRADE CLASSROOM A PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS-NIKEN SURYANI.pdf Download (1MB) | Preview |
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Suryani, Niken. 2025. The Positive Politeness Strategies used by the English Teacher and Students in Eighth Grade at SMPN 4 Ponorogo. Thesis, English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic Institute of Ponorogo. Advisor, Wiwin Widyawati, S.S., M.Hum.
Keywords: Politeness, strategy, positive
Politeness can be interpreted as an attempt to avoid disputes and conflicts. In communication, politeness is essential to creating harmonious relationships between individuals. There are two types of politeness: positive politeness and negative politeness. Teacher and students at SMPN 4 Ponorogo have applied positive politeness strategies.
The objectives of this study include: 1) identifying the positive politeness strategies applied by the English teacher and students of grade VIII at SMPN 4 Ponorogo, and 2) identifying the functions of positive politeness strategies used by the English teacher and students of grade VIII at SMPN 4 Ponorogo.
This research used a qualitative method with a descriptive design. The data were collected through observation, interview, and documentation. The research subjects were students of class VIII C at SMPN 4 Ponorogo. Data analysis were conducted through data reduction, display, and conclusion based on Brown and Levinson’s theory.
The results showed that: 1) positive politeness strategies applied by the English teacher and students of class VIII at SMPN 4 Ponorogo include five strategies most frequently used from Brown and Levinson’s theory, namely: paying attention to and understanding the listener (interests, needs, goods), using group identity, finding common ground, affirming the speaker’s knowledge and considering the listener’s wishes, assuming or affirming the existence of a reciprocal relationship, and rewarding the listener (such as kindness, sympathy, understanding, and collaboration); 2) there are four functions most frequently of the strategies used by VIII grade the English teacher and students at SMPN 4 Ponorogo according to Leech’s theory. There are tact maxim, sympathy maxim, generosity maxim, and agreement maxim.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate (S1)) |
|---|---|
| Thesis Supervisor: | Wiwin Widyawati |
| Subjects: | 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan > Jurusan Tadris Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Perpustakaan Pusat |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2025 00:46 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Aug 2025 00:46 |
| URI: | http://etheses.uinponorogo.ac.id/id/eprint/35182 |
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