Students’ Perception of Politeness in Communicating with Teachers Through Instant Messaging Application:A Narrative Inquiry

Authors

  • Evi Risky Mularsih University of Muhammadiyah Semarang
  • Ainurvely G Maudy University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

Keywords:

Politeness, communicate, perception

Abstract

This paper aims to determine students' perceptions about etiquette and politeness that must be considered by students when communicating with teachers in an instant messaging application. This study is a qualitative study with a narrative inquiry. The object of research was 8th grade students of Al-Abidin Islamic Middle School Surakarta.The data were collected by interviewing five students from the 8th grade of Al-Abidin Islamic Middle School Surakarta.The results showed that most students already understood the concept of politeness, although it was still simple. Students also understood the reasons why they have to be polite in sending messages to the teachers, although the reasons were more due to age differences.In assessing the contents and the procedures how the way they send massage, the students have already known which one polite or not.

Author Biographies

Evi Risky Mularsih, University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Ainurvely G Maudy, University of Muhammadiyah Semarang

Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta

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2022-10-08

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Evi Risky Mularsih, & Ainurvely G Maudy. (2022). Students’ Perception of Politeness in Communicating with Teachers Through Instant Messaging Application:A Narrative Inquiry. Surakarta English and Literature Journal, 3(1), 37–44. Retrieved from https://ejurnal.unsa.ac.id/index.php/selju/article/view/59

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020): Volume 3 Number 1 February 2020

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