The study on teacher talk has been considered as a crucial aspect in EFL classroom interactions due to it assists teachers to build interactive teaching-learning activities. The present study attempts to scrutinize talk types of an in-service teacher in an EFL classroom interaction based on the Foreign Language Interaction (FLINT) system proposed by Moskowitz (1971). It was conducted qualitatively through the lens of a case study by involving an experienced female EFL teacher at a senior high school level. The data were collected through several procedures consist of direct observation, audio recording, and interview section. The result disclosed that from 12 talk types in the FLINT system, 9 types were used by the teacher. One of them ‘praises or encourages’ took place as the highest type. It denoted that the teacher really appreciated the students’ effort to boost their learning motivation. Meanwhile, the least type used by the teacher was ‘criticizes student behavior’. According to the interview result, the teacher rarely used criticism because she tried to keep the students' feelings and mental. Thus, this study is expected to provide a new reference especially for EFL teachers as a consideration in using talk to get students’ attention and participation during the learning process.

The present study was focused on the teacher’s perceives on the implementation of genre-based approach (GBA) in teaching writing in one of senior high schools in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The objectives of this study are to explain; 1) The teacher’s perceptions on the practice of the genre-based approach in teaching writing, 2) the matters faced by English teacher, 3) the solutions regarding the problems faced by the teacher. This research was qualitative. The data were collected by implementing questionnaire and interview. The sample of this study was one teacher in Surakarta by using purposive sampling technique. Writers used a model of triangulation process consisting of data reduction, data display, and conclusion to collect and analyze the data. The results showed that; 1) the teacher had positive perception using GBA in teaching writing, 2) there were problems faced by the teacher such as the ease of internet access so that the students could not show their own ideas, and 3) the teachers’ suggestion was that the teacher should be up to date with the newest topic and give motivation to the students to express their own ideas.