GENDER DYNAMICS ON SPEAKING INTERACTION IN THE COLLEGE CLASSROOM

Abstract

Objectives of this research are to describe the gender dynamics, the influence of lecturers to the student’s interaction and the influence of classmates to the students’ interaction in speaking interaction . The population of this research are the third semester students in Graduate School, Ahmad Dahlan University. Triangulation method is used to address the same set of research. The research found that personalities of group members appeared to affect group dynamics positively. Then, an authoritarian teaching has a negative effect on the classroom climate. The lecturers’ interaction is perceived to affect the students’ interaction in the classroom and on their learning.