A SURVEY ON TEACHERS USE OF EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES IN ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ENGLISH CLASSROOM INTERACTION

One of the important aspects in teaching and learning is teaching strategy. The inappropriate used of teaching strategies will cause failure in teaching and learning. The objectives of this research are to know the finding strategies used by the teachers in encouraging students to participate in English classroom interaction, the reasons of using them, and how the teachers use the strategies. A mix method was chosen in this particular research covering 21 English teachers in all Senior High Schools in Kepahiang. The instruments of this research were questionnaire that analyzed by using percentage, observation to two samples of teachers, and interview to one teacher. The results of the research revealed that (1) highly preferred was small group work followed by classroom discussion and cooperative learning strategies, (2) providing a good chance for students to practice, to work together, to learn and to articulate course content became the strong reasons for teacher to choose the strategies, and (3) presentation through Power Point and Prezi and also providing online learning sources were used by the teachers. In conclusion, firstly, teaching strategies of small group work became the most preferred and then it’s followed by others strategies, classroom discussion, and cooperative learning. Second, the teachers preferred such the strategies to let students practice the skills, develop social skills, give a chance to perform in a supportive environment, help students learn and motivate them to complete homework and prepare for class. Finally, the teachers used presentations and took online learning sources in encouraging students to participate in classroom interaction. Furthermore, some suggestions are for experimental study by compare some teaching strategies and b ring ou t a re se a rch o n stud en ts’ p e rcep tion s to wa rd some teaching strategies