An Analysis of Teachers` Questioning Strategies in English Classroom at SMPN 17 Kota Jambi

This study aims to analyze the types of questioning strategies used by
English teachers` at SMPN 17 Kota Jambi. The research method used is
qualitative research. The data collection techniques used in this research were
observation and interview. The researcher used Richard and Lockhart theory. The
subject of this study was two English teachers` who teach the eighth grade. The
findings of this study showed that the English teachers` have their own strategies
in teaching process. There are three types of teachers` questioning strategies used
by teachers` in teaching include procedural, convergent and divergent question.
Afterward, the students more preferred convergent question than divergent
question that convergent question are easy to answer but they were insufficient for
increasing they critical thinking. The teachers` used a questioning strategies to
make student active in the classroom and can build interaction between teacher
and students.

Keywords : Types of Question, Questioning Strategies