The Implementation of Discovery Learning in Teaching Grammar for Seventh Grade Students

Abstract

This research is aimed to investigate the implementation of discovery learning by the English language teacher in teaching grammar for seventh grade students. It was a qualitative research that placed at MTS Al-Ahliyah Kotabaru Karawang. The participant of the research was an English language teacher who taught English for seventh grade students all of students grouped into A and B classes of seventh grade who join at English language subject in 2023/2024 academic year. Data collection was done by applying observation, documentation, and interview. Data analysis was applied by the interactive analysis model namely reduction, data display, and verification. The result shows that discovery learning in teaching grammar for seventh grade students of MTS Al-Ahliyah Kotabaru is done through six procedures namely stimulation, problem statement, data collection, data processing, verification, and generalization and applied by five techniques such as providing real examples, discussion, presentation, question-answer, and giving assignment with utilizing English textbook, worksheet, Power Point Presentation, projector, and laptop. Then, the English teacher faces problems during namely lack of understanding about English grammar, lack of student confidence, and lack of classroom management skill which can be tackled by giving feedback, providing stimulus and reinforcement, and increasing monitoring for students.