The research paper analyzed the mood system realized in the teacher’s scaffolding talks. This study aimed to explain and analyze the mood analysis on spoken texts realized on teacher’s scaffolding talk in English subject and to explain the dominant Mood system realized on teacher’s scaffolding talks in English Subject at eleventh grade of Immersion students proficiency at MA. Hasyim Asy’ari Bangsri Jepara in the academic year of 2017/2018. Beside, this research also explains the significances and the implementation of scaffolding talks in English language teaching.
The type of this research is descriptive qualitative research. The object of the research is the teacher’s scaffolding talks. The subject of the research is of the teacher of English subject. Data source used in this research is the data transcriptions from the recording of teacher explanation in one meeting of English subject. First, the researcher made an interpretation of the data collected and the data focus on teacher’s scaffolding talks. Second, the data analyzed by using mood element analysis suggested by M.A.K Halliday. Third, the analysis based on the mood type either indicative or imperative mood. After that, the researcher found the dominant mood system appeared on the teacher’s scaffolding talks. The last is explaining the significances and implementation of scaffolding talks in English language teaching.
The result of data analysis shows that there are 168 clauses of scaffolding talks analyzed. The dominant mood system of scaffolding talks in the research subject was declarative mood as it got 48%. As the declarative mood was closely related with statement in the speech functions, it means that the teacher tried her best to give information to guide her students. Besides, the scaffolding talks are expressions to guide students to understand the lessons.