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Abstract

Name : Zaika Orwanda
Student No. : 1106102020093
Study Program : English Education
Title : Problems Faced by Teachers in Teaching English (A Qualitative Research at SMA Negeri 7 Banda Aceh)

Key words : Teachers, Teaching English, Problems in Teaching English



This study was discovered the problems faced by teachers in teaching English at SMA Negeri 7 Banda Aceh. The subjects of this study were seven English teachers at this school. Descriptive qualitative method was used in this study. The data were collected through interview which consisted of six questions. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively using words. The findings found that the problems faced by the teachers in teaching English namely, lack of teaching aid (unavailable projector and loudspeaker); utilizing the assessment (difficult to assess speaking and writing skill); classroom size (having bad attitude and crowded class); understanding curricula (the complex content of curriculum, lack of teachers’ training and complicate to design lesson plan and assessment); finding teaching materials (culture, unsuitable material from textbook and difficult to find listening material); applying teaching method (the students’ personality and ability). This study concludes that all teachers seemed to have problems in all components in teaching English. The findings suggested that English teachers should be more adaptive, creative and innovative to create good learning atmosphere.































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