Exploring Teaching and Learning English at Smait Nurul Fikri

Abstract

Nowadays, the total number of parents who send their children to the school of Islam Terpadu (IT) increased significantly especially in Aceh. The design of mixed curriculum between general education and religious education became a trigger for parents. The aim of this study is to explore teaching and learning English at one of senior high schools of Islam Terpadu (IT) in Banda Aceh in terms of teaching strategies, media and assessment. This study used qualitative method in nature. Two English teachers who taught at the tenth grade were participated in this study. Observations and interview were conduct to collect the data. The data were analysed and interpreted through qualitative procedures. The findings indicated that teachers used various strategies, media and different assessment in teaching English to motivate the students to learn English. In other hand, talent program stimulated the students to improve their English abilities which are related to religious education. However, the teachers expect to set out the English contents more specifically toward religious education (Qur’an and Hadits).

The Analysis of Speaking Assessment Types in Textbook “When English Rings a Bell Grade VII”

“…Some said that teachers use assessments to control their students' learning progress (Soliha, 2019) but it should be authentic and tied to the instructional goals of the program they want to accomplish. According to Susanty et al (2017), there are some purposes of assessment, such as to increase the continuity of teaching and learning process, to give feedback of the students' achievement, to analyze the students' need, and to check the effectiveness of method and material used in the teaching and learning activity. There are five types of speaking assessments based on Brown (2004); Imitative speaking tasks, Intensive speaking tasks, Responsive speaking tasks, Interactive speaking tasks, and Extensive speaking tasks.…”