Teacher’s Use Of Violent Language: A Case Of Study Of Elementary Schools In Ba’a City Rote Ndao District

Abstract

This article focuses on the discussion of the use of violent language by elementary school teachers in Ba’a city, Rote Ndao Regency which includes forms, trigger factors, and implications. By using qualitative method and case study approach, the following results are obtained. There are three forms of vilent language, namely: lexicon, phrases and idioms, and short sentences as characterized by imperative lingual expressions. Factors triggering the use of violent language by teachers include: teachers feeling superior, child-friendly education policies, the implications of an independent curriculum, socio-cultural factors, and teachers’ lack of knowledge about child development psychology. While the implications of the use of violent language by teachers, namely students become quiet on the one hand, and on the other hand there are also students who change their attitude to become aggressive. These two attitudes are not in line with students’ psychological development and social development. The further implication is that students do not optimally learn to achieve the expected competencies in learning outcomes.