Teacher’s Ability of English in MI Masyhudiyah Giri Kebomas Gresik: The Initial Method and Technology

Abstract

This research is to know the teacher’s ability of English in MI Masyhudiyah Giri Kebomas Gresik: the initial method and technology. It is a qualitative research, through questionnaire, interview and secondary data, teachers’ lesson plan. The researcher uses the theory from (Corbett, 2003), (Brown, 2000) and (Nurwardani, 2018). The finding and discussion, first, the teacher ability of English to inculcate a native speaker like linguistic competence that the teachers never use English as language competence and communicative competence in the opening of teaching and learning process, the communicative competence and the ability to shows lips-reading skill to be imitated by the students and the ability to control the communication gap in the classroom because they do not able to use English, especially speaking skill in the whole teaching and learning process, and prefer to use Bahasa Indonesia. Second, the teachers’ ability of English there will be an interference of English from the first language that the teachers never use the English ability to communicate with children and make imitation pronunciation, combination pronunciation and fluency in English because they do not have the English ability. Third, the teacher ability of English connected to the technology to answer the society need and method that the teachers often and always use the teaching materials, prepare the lesson plan in the beginning semester and have the punctuality submission on lesson plan. The suggestions are to improve teacher ability of English to inculcate a native speaker like linguistic competence and the interference of English from the first language.