EEJ 9 (3) (2019) 421 - 427 English Education Journal http://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/eej The Comparison of Conversational Structures between Zach Sang and The Radio 1 Breakfast Shows Awwalia Fitrotin Izza  , Januarius Mujiyanto, Issy Yuliasri Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia Article Info ________________ Article History: Recived 24 March 2019 Accepted 25 July 2019 Published 15 September 2019 ________________ Keywords: Conversational structures, turn-taking, adjacency pairs, repair, conversation style _________________ Abstract This study focused on a comparison of conversational structures between two talk shows, Zach Sang Show and Radio 1 Breakfast Show. This study is a descriptive qualitative study. It used Zach Sang Show and Radio 1 Breakfast Show on an episode interview with Sam Smith as the object of the study. To analyze the data, the researcher used conversation analysis theory proposed by Schegloff and Sacks (1977). The result of the study revealed that both talk shows applied the structures of opening, closing, adjacency pairs, turn taking, and repairs. There are some similarities and differences between these two talk shows in terms of structures. High involvement style and high considerateness style appear in both shows. However, in Zach Sang Show, the two speakers mostly share the same style which is high considerateness style. In conclusion, there are some differences of conversational structures between Zach Sang Show and Radio 1 Breakfast Show on their interviews with Sam Smith. © 2019 Universitas Negeri Semarang  Correspondence Address: Jl.Kelud Utara 3 sampangan Kampus pascasarjana Unnes, Semarang, Indonesia E-mail: rantiharvirahimi101@gmail.com p-ISSN 2087-0108 e-ISSN 2502-4566