The Socio-Linguistic Analysis of Teacher's Speech with Pupils for Fifth Primary Class by Using Specific Linguistic Expressions (Words-Phrases)

Abstract

This research has been written to determine the words and phrases used by teachers with their pupils regardless these words are positive or negative words which influence increasing or reducing the participants’ pupils in order to get better learning. This research aims determine the kind of words and phrases used by teachers as well as their regional articulation. As well as the relationship between the pupils self-esteem of pupils and their socio-demographic characteristics of age, gender, level of parent education, and occupation of parents. The using of suitable words and phrases is regarded the keyword of transformation of the ideas into actual positive habits. To know the words, phrases, and speech acts used by teachers we have recorded many recordings in chosen samples of schools in different parts of Nineveh governorate. The purpose of the research is to find out words, phrases, and speech act classification mostly used by an EFL teacher while teaching their pupils. The sample of study is five primary schools in Nineveh governorate. The study concludes that the choice of some words and phrases and speech acts classification determine the teaching approach and vice versa. English teachers wishing to help pupils achieve communicative competence by using more friendly, cooperative words and phrases with directive speech acts assist their self- confidence. This research determined some sociolinguistic features of a particular speech act (encouraging and threatening)which used by teachers in their teaching.