Learning Experience in Microteaching Class of 6th Semester Students’ at Department of English Education Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

This study aims to describe the learning experience perceived by the 6th semester students in microteaching class. This study focuses on the 6th semester students’ perception about their experience in microteaching subject. This study uses descriptive qualitative method. The data are collected by using interview in which the data are in the form of interview transcripts. The data source is human informants who are the 6th semester students who join microteaching class in UMS. In analyzing the data, three steps are involved, namely: data reduction, data description, and also conclusion and verification. The result shows the students’ perception about microteaching which is categorized into three perceptions: microteaching gives the students real teaching practice experience, microteaching improves the students’ creativity in designing materials and media for teaching, and also microteaching helps the students to teach appropriately by understanding the teacher competenc