A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING LISTENING THROUGH AUDIO MEDIA AT VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Putri, Tamara Oktaviani. 2021. 1616500051. “A Descriptive Study on Teachers’ Strategies in Teaching Listening through Audio Media at Vocational High School” Research Project Strata 1 Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Pancasakti University Tegal, The First Advisor is H. Sumartono, M.Pd and The Second Advisor is Yulia Nur Ekawati, M.Pd. Keywords: Descriptive Study, Teachers’ Strategies, Teaching Listening, Audio Media, Vocational High School This study is concerned on the descriptionstrategies do teachers use in teaching listening and the teachers’ difficulties in teaching listening through audio media at vocational high school. The objectives of this study are: (1) to describe teachers’ strategies used in teaching listening through audio media at vocational high school, and (2) to find out the teachers’ difficulties in teaching listening through audio media at vocational high school. This research project employed a descriptive qualitative design. The research samples in this study were three English listening teachers who teach all grades at SMK Negeri 2 Tegal. The data of this study were mainly taken through interview. The process of data analysis included: data transcription, data interpretation, and data conclusion. Based on the findings of the study, three teachers in this study in teaching listening through audio media tended to use:cognitive strategies such as involving rehearsal, organization, and inferencing. Meta-cognitive such as attention, planning, monitoring, and evaluation. And social/affective strategies such as pair and group discussion in teaching listening (cooperation).The teachers also used kinds of teaching techniques such as drilling and repeated technique. In terms of difficulty faced by the teachers in teaching listening through audio media, this study identified that all the teachers in this study somewhat faced the same difficulties such as: lack of teaching media, lack of teaching facilities, and environmental condition. This study suggests that the teachers should know the students’ English proficiency, so that the English teachers will know an appropriate strategy that should use to teach the students. Giving enough teaching facilities such as teaching tools and giving more time for the teachers in teaching listening are seen to be necessary, so that, the teachers can teach the students optimally