The English Teaching Strategies at Secondary School in Surakarta

ABSTRACT Vita Dina Rumi Ardiani. K2213074. “THE ENGLISH TEACHING STRATEGIES AT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SURAKARTA”. A Thesis. Surakarta. Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Sebelas Maret University, 2017. The objectives of this study are: 1) to investigate the English teaching strategies at SMA Negeri 1 Surakarta, 2) to describe the impacts of the use of teaching strategies on students learning. This is a descriptive study to an English teacher at SMA Negeri 1 Surakarta. The data collection techniques consist of observation, interviewed with an English teacher and six students, and analyzed document i.e. syllabus and lesson plan. The data were analyzed by Miles and Huberman’s Interactive Model. The findings of this study are: (1) There are six English teaching strategies used by the teacher at SMA Negeri 1 Surakarta. Those strategies are a) questioning, b) assignment, c) focus, d) monitoring, e) organization, and f) assessment. (2) The impacts of the use of teaching strategies can be seen in following aspects: a) students’ understanding, b) students’ role, and c) students’ involvement. Keywords: teaching strategies, language learning, secondary schoo