The study of teaching English at SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang

Abstract

This research presents the study of teaching English, Teaching English as a foreign language is a challenging task, particularly when it is done in places where English serves a very limited purpose. This study attempted to investigate English teaching challenges and strategies as well as the solutions taken by the English teachers at SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang. Through interviews, the study captured English teachers' perspectives on facing English teaching challenges in the classroom and the strategies to make a solution they implemented to address them.

The researcher used qualitative descriptive research. The goal of this study was to learn about the challenges and strategies to find out the solutions when teaching English in SMP Wahid Hasyim Malang. The interview was a method of gathering data that involved asking respondents or informants for information and It was known that two teachers were chosen on purpose because teachers were qualified as professional teachers and had high quality English teaching strategies.

The findings showed that the teachers were challenged by students lack of vocabulary, low learning material, a low students motivation, lazy students, and a speaking problem. As a result, when teaching in the classroom included using a variety of teaching methods and techniques, matching students' proficiency levels and learning situations, managing the classroom, utilizing available resources, providing motivational feedback, and engaging in self reflection, the teachers are more active in make a good enviroment for learning english innside and outside the class, so students used to learning English. Keywords: Teaching, English Language, Challenges, Strategies