Lecturer's Speech Acts in Learning English Language Universitas Islam Negri Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This research uses a descriptive-qualitative research type. The objects of this study were lecturers and students of the English Language Study Program at UIN North Sumatra. The data used in this study are spoken language data in the form of interaction from lecturer with student in learning process in English Course of English Study Program at UIN North Sumatra. The results of the study show that the form of language politeness in interactions from lecturers to students is in the form of declarative sentences, namely obeying the maxims of wisdom, praise and consensus; interrogative sentences, namely obeying the maxim of wisdom; imperative sentence, namely obeying the maxim of wisdom; exclamative sentences, namely obeying the maxim of wisdom.