The Challenges Faced by English Teachers in Online and Offline Teaching English at SMP Negeri 6 Singosari

Abstract

English teachers play important role in enhancing students’ English knowledge; however, English teacher in Indonesia face challenges because it is still recognized as a foreign language. Teaching and learning activities were held in offline class before pandemic Covid-19, and the teachers should change these activities into online class. Nowadays, online class becomes very popular. Certainly, it brings out new challenges for English teachers in teaching English. Thus, the purposes of this study are exploring challenges faced by English teachers and figure out how English teachers overcome the challenges. In this research, the researcher utilized narrative inquiry research design with qualitative approach. There were three English teachers from SMP Negeri 6 Singosari participated in this research. To collect the data, the researcher used interview and observation. The interview was used to obtain depth information related challenges faced by the teachers in online and offline teaching English. The use observation is to accomplish the interview result. The observers observed not only activities of teaching and learning English in online and offline class but also school facilities and learning resources. The findings showed that English teachers face challenges both in online and offline teaching English. Mostly, English teachers face challenges dealing with managing class, difficult to apply learning media, and lack of students’ participation in online teaching; therefore, English teachers provide emotional approach to get close to the students. Meanwhile, the biggest challenges English teachers face in offline teaching are students’ boredom and students’ attitude. The teachers provide interesting learning media, and proper teaching method to overcome the challenges in offline class. The researcher hopes for the future researchers can explore students’ perception in learning English in order to give information regarding students’ need in learning English. Keywords: Challenges, English Teacher, Online Teaching English, Offline Teaching English, Learning English, Online Class, And Offline Class.