Exploring Teachers' Questioning Strategies In the EFL Classroom interaction

Abstract

This study aims to explore the questioning strategies used by the teacher when teaching English. This study was framed by a case study design. The data were collected using classroom observation and structured interview with the participant consent. The participant of this study was English teacher at Junior High School in Jember. The observation and thematic analysis results that the aims of using questioning strategies as a teaching can be reached by doing and applying the questioning strategies in a good and appropriate way. Teachers should use strategies to ask questions well in the learning process that include remembering, understanding, applying, creating and evaluating. It increases the value of the interactions and communications between teachers and students. researcher can conclude that using questioning strategies in teaching English is very important. Teachers can know or measure how far the students understand the material and be better organized if they apply strategies in the teaching and learning process. Additionally, students can also learn how to improve themselves using appropriate strategies in class.