Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Abstract fatayatul ‘alim, 2016. teachers’ strategies in teaching writing (a case study at mas insan qurani aceh besar) thesis, graduate program in english language education, syiah kuala university, darussalam, banda aceh. advisors: (i) dr. asnawi, s.pd, m.ed (ii) abdul manan, m. sc., m. a., ph. d key words : strategies, teaching writing the purpose of this study is to know the strategies which are used by english teachers and the way of the english teachers implement the particular strategies in teaching writing at mas insan qurani aceh besar. the subjects of this study are two english teachers at mas insan qurani who teach the class x-1 and xi-1. descriptive qualitative method is used to describe the strategies applied by english teachers at mas insan qurani in teaching writing. the data of this study were obtained by using observation check list, interview and questionnaire. they were analyzed by using a descriptive explanation. the results show that the teachers at mas insan qurani aceh besar used various strategies in teaching writing, such as using cooperative learning, interactive approach, and using media (games, picture and so on). the teachers modify the strategies in teaching depending on the material. the implementation of the strategy was adapted by the teacher with the materials, the indicator, the purpose of learning based on the syllabus and curriculum. they chose the most appropriate strategies which can help the students to write the paragraph well. the students’ responses to the strategies which used by the teachers were positive. most of the students enjoyed the class and the strategies used by the teachers.