VERBAL HUMOR USED BY THE ENGLISH TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM INTERACTION AT SECOND GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 TILATANG KAMANG
ABSTRACT Ramza Ilhami, 2313.059. Verbal Humor Used By English Teacher in the Classroom Interaction at second Grade of Senior High School 2 Tilatang Kamang Academic Year 2017/2018. A Thesis. State Islamic Institute of Bukittinggi, 2018. This research was based on several problems that happened in the classroom interaction at the second grade class of SMA N 2 Tilatang Kamang. The problems were the students were not serious in the learning, they made noisy in the class and also they asked silly questions to the teacher. This research was designed as descriptive qualitative research. The informant of this research was the teacher who teaches English in second grade and all the second grade students which consist of 52 students. The informant was taken by using total sample because the informants are less than one hundred. The research used observation and interview as technique to collect the data. First, the researcher observed the verbal humor in the classroom interaction. Second, the researcher interviewed the teacher and student of second grade class about verbal humor in the classroom interaction. Based on the result of data analysis, the researcher finds that there are several types of verbal humor used by English teacher in the classroom interaction that is joke, puns and riddle. Besides, the researcher also finds the purposes of verbal humor in the classroom interaction that is help to establish rapport between the teacher and the students, brought the student together as a group, help establish a relaxed climate, mark the teacher as one who is approachable, made classroom a comfortable class and humor release strain and tension. In conclusion, there are several types of verbal humor used by the English teacher in the classroom interaction could help the student in learning English. Key Word : Verbal Humor, Classroom Interaction.