EFL TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN BENGKULU CITY

The objectives of this research were to investigate EFL teachers’ strategies in
teaching reading comprehension and the most frequent one applied by them. The
subjects of this research consisted of 30 EFL teachers. This research was a survey
design that used a quantitative approach. The instrument was questionnaires using
Vacca and Vacca’s theory and it was administrated to the respondents through
Google Forms. The data were analyzed quantitatively using the Microsoft Excel
software. The results of the research showed that the EFL teachers applied five
strategies in teaching reading comprehension at Senior High Schools in Bengkulu
City, namely the SQ3R, Reciprocal Teaching, Think-Aloud, QARs, and
Scaffolding strategies. The most frequent strategy applied by them was the SQ3R
which was as always category while other strategies were as often category. In
conclusion, EFL teachers have applied various strategies in teaching reading
comprehension at Senior High Schools. This research recommended the EFL
teachers to apply all strategies in teaching reading comprehension.
Keywords: EFL teachers, reading comprehension, teaching reading strategy,
teacher’s strategy.