THE TEACHING STRATEGIES OF THE ENGLISH TEACHERS TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM

The objectives of this research are 1) to investigate the strategies applied by
the English teachers of the second year students of SMPN 7 Bengkulu in
supporting students’ involvement in teaching and learning activities in the
classroom. 2) To investigate what strategy is dominantly used by the teachers.
This is a descriptive qualitative research. The subjects of this research were four
teachers. The instruments of this research were the observation list, and Video
camera that is used to capture the teacher and students’ activities during the
teaching and learning process. The results of this research showed that the most
type of strategy that applied by the English teachers was the strategy of shared
Reading. This strategy was used 38 times (14.6%). It is followed by the
application of strategy manipulative strategy with 26 times (10%) and strategy of
Bilingual Books and Label with 26 times (10%). It is followed by the application
of cooperative learning strategy with 25 times (9.9%). The next position was the
application of leveled question with 20 times (7.7%) and the strategy of partner
work with also 20 times (7.7%). After that, the application of culture studies
strategy with 22 times (8.5%). The next strategy was reciprocal teaching with 17
times (6.5%). It is followed by multimedia presentation with 15 times (5.8%).
Then, learning center with 12 times (4.6%). After that, sorting activities with 9
times (3.5%). The next is total physical responses with 8 times (3.1%). While,
integrated curriculum project strategy with 7 times (2.7%). After that, imaging
strategy was used 6 times (2.3%). Further, communication games was also used 6
times (2.3%). Finally, the rarest strategy applied by the teachers was collaborative
reading with only 3 times (1.7%).