TEACHER’S STRATEGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SMA 1 BAITUSSALAM

Abstract

The researcher uses descriptive qualitative. This method shows or explains circumstances, conditions, situations, events, and other activities which are reported in the research. The subject of this research was English teacher of SMA 1 Baitussalam. Method of taking sample was cluster sampling. The instrumen of this research was interview. The techniques of analyzing data were reduction the data, data analysis, presenting the data, and drawing conclusion. This research shows teaching strategies used by of one of the EFL teacher in teaching English in SMA 1 Baitussalam, those are: 1) The teacher uses games, 2) The teacher provides vocabulary, 3) The teacher uses role play, 4) The teacher uses the lecture method. The teacher uses these strategies for several reasons including: 1) Students are quicker to understand and enthusiastic by using games than no game, 2) Conversation or role play encourages the students a lot to talk with their friends, 3) Lecture method helps the teacher to give concise and clear conclusions. Moreover, there are also some inhibiting factors in implementing the strategies, those are: the lack of classroom infrastructure makes the teacher sometimes gets difficulties to use game strategy. In addition, the teacher also needs teaching materials as supporting facilities which can make learning be more effective. Besides the inhibiting factors, there are also some supporting factors those are the enthusiasm of students to provide conducive atmosphere in learning as well as the teacher's creativity in creating effective instructional media which can stimulate students' interest in learning