Irra Wahidiyati , 2201405074 (2009) THE TEACHERS’ TEACHING STYLE VARIATIONS IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES: A STUDY ON THE ENGLISH TEACHERS OF SMPN 2 AMBARAWA. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project is based on a study which attempted to analyze the teachers’ teaching styles in the classroom activity. The main purpose of the study was to explain the teachers’ teaching style variations in the English classroom activities in SMPN 2 Ambarawa. I also studied the advantages of the teachers’ teaching style variations in the English classroom activities. Some steps were taken in collecting the data. First, I selected all three English teachers in SMPN 2 Ambarawa to observe their teaching styles. Then, I compared the result of the checklist table from the observation of their teaching styles and compared the result of the questionnaire from the students. The next step was to interpret the result of the questionnaires and the checklist and then describe the use of those variations for the students from the result of the questionnaire. The examples of variations were voice variations, expression variations, and gestures variations, and words variations. The result showed that the three English teachers in SMPN 2 Ambarawa have their own teaching styles variations. But the way to show their teaching style variations is similar to each other. Teachers’ teaching style is teacher’s manner with variations in gesture, voice, and movement in teaching learning process. Those three teachers have variations in voice, for example teacher varied in speech, volume and speed. Their variations in gestures are that they used facial expression, hand and body gestures, and head gestures. The examples of their movements are stand stiffly, giving example of walking, writing, and take up different position in the classroom. The advantages of those teaching styles were, the students become more attracted in answering the questions because of the teachers’ different voices and all the students could hear them, they could catch the important point because of teachers’ emphasizing, and they did not feel bored in the class. They understood the materials well because the teachers used some gestures to explain the materials, they were more enthusiastic in joining the class, and finally they would always be ready with their work and they will be diligent students. The two English teachers of SMPN 2 Ambarawa should make better efforts to improve effectiveness in teaching. Hopefully, they can develop their teaching style variations to increase the students’ ability in achieving good understanding of the subject. And for the next researcher can continue this research by observing the level of interaction between teachers and students.

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