AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHING STRATEGIES BY ENGLISH TEACHERS AT SMP NEGERI KOTA BENGKULU

This research aimed at finding the strategies applied by the teacher in teaching
English, and to find out how the teachers applied the strategies in teaching English.
This is a descriptive research. The sample of this research were three English teachers
from SMP Negeri 1 Kota Bengkulu, SMP Negeri 11 Kota Bengkulu, SMP Negeri 22
Kota Bengkulu. The data are collected by using documentation. The result showed
there were six strategies that applied by English teacher in teaching English. All the
strategies were done in the same portion. The teachers applied the strategies by for
setting clear lesson goals, the teachers conveyed and explained the lesson goals to
students in classes; for showing and telling through an image/photo, the teachers also
provided information to students about matters relating to the material to be studied;
for questioning to check for understanding, the teachers threw a few questions to
students to ensure if students understand or not with the lessons learned; for plenty of
practicing, the teachers gave a lot of practice orally; for being flexible how long it
takes to learn, the teachers were flexible because they did not provide time instruction
for each exercise; and for getting students working together (in productive ways), the
teachers provided opportunities for students to discuss in groups, and cooperate with
honesty, thoroughness and tolerance.
Key Words: Teaching strategies by English teachers