Faculty of Letters, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Abstract
Teachers' belief is becoming important to research as it
reveals the decision made by the teachers in teaching learning
process. It will also explain the way the teacher behave and talk with
it. This research will explore 1) whether or not the certified English
language teacher beliefs on the use of Teacher Talk (TT) show
parallelism with their actual practices, and 2) the contribution of
English language teachers' experiences to the construction of their
beliefs regarding the use of Teacher Talk. Mixed research method
was implemented to explore the quantitative and qualitative inside of
the topic. This way was considered to be effective to meet with the
expected answer for this research. Taking place at a suburb area,
group of certified teachers became the subject for the research. The
researcher utilized questionnaire, observation checklist, audio-video
recording, interview guide and, document as the instruments. The
result shows that the more the teachers beliefs on the TT, the more
practices of TT in the teaching learning process. Another finding
reveals that particular teachers experiences contribute a positive
impacts on the the construction of teacher beliefs dealing with the
management of TT in the class
