THE STUDENTS’ RESPONSE TOWARD ELT PRACTICE IN CLASSROOM OF THE FIRST GRADE AT SMAN 1 KAMPAK TRENGGALEK

ABSTRACTNiken Dwi Cahyana, Students Registered Number 17203153067. 2019. “StudentsResponse toward ELT Practice in Classroom of the First Grade atSMAN 1 Kampak Trenggalek”. Thesis. English EducationDepartment. Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training. State IslamicInstitute (IAIN) of Tulungagung. Advisor: Dr. Dwi Astuti WahyuNurhayati, S.S.,M.Pd.Keys word: Students, Response, ELT PracticeIn learning of foreign language, the mastery of English language skills isconsidered as a priority for language learners. This is used as a measure to determinesomeone in mastering the language. Increasing students' skills in learning English is veryimportant in reading and writing. It is important for a teacher to set several strategies,methods for teaching English. The teacher must know how to practice teaching Englisheffectively. The existence of material and media that are appropriate then the techniquesand teaching activities provided must be in the form of actions in supporting theimprovement of students' abilities in learning English in the classroom. Therefore, theauthors are interested in conducting research on student responses to practices in ELT atSMAN 1 Kampak Trenggalek.The purpose of this study is to examine the strategies used by English teachersduring the teaching and learning process in the classroom and how students respond whenthey get English lessons with strategies and methods used by English teachers. Thisresearch was carried out using qualitative descriptive methods. The source of thisresearch data is English teachers and students of SMAN 1 Kampak. Data obtained fromthis study were obtained from observations from data descriptions, interviews,questionnaires, and documentation. To check the authenticity of the data, researchersused data sources and triangulation methods in this study. In terms of using triangulationdata source, the researcher checks the validity of the data by collecting data throughseveral sources.From the observations that have been made in this study, the English teacher usesseveral strategies to teach the first is the activity of the teacher in making students becomefamiliar with the subject matter being taught, second is the teacher modifying the learningmaterial to make it easier for students to receive learning material, finally the teacher uselearning media such as pictures, projectors, and cartoons. Students' responses to Englishlearning in the classroom are also quite good, because it can be seen that 30% of studentsfeel difficult and bored with the material being taught, while 70% of students feel quitehappy and feel interested in English material. The researcher also saw from some studentswho were not ashamed to ask when they felt difficulties with the material explained bytheir teacher and the material contained in the English textbook.From the results of the analysis that has been done at SMAN 1 KampakTrenggalek, it can be concluded that the presence of strategies and other learning supportused by teachers can make students' interest in learning English increasingly. By applyingthese activities in the teaching and learning process in the classroom researchers believethe value of students in learning English will increase rapidly.