TEACHING STYLE AND STUDENTS' INTEREST IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMK NEGERI 1 TANJUNGANOM IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
Author (Penulis)
Dewi Mulyanti
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
12.1.01.08.0127
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to describe teaching styles are applied by teacher in learning English and the students’ interest in learning English. This research is mixed method research. It was conducted in SMK N 1 Tanjunganom, Nganjuk. The design of the research is descriptive design. The subjects of the research are an English teacher and the students of the class XI-TKJ 2. The objects of the research are the process of English learning activity that teacher and students do in the class. The technique of collecting the data used observation, questionnaire and documentation. The researcher conducted an observation by recording the teaching learning process and observation checklist. In completing information about students’ interest in learning English, the researcher distributed questionnaire to the students. The result of the research showed that English teacher applied three types of teaching style; they are (1) visual style, (2) auditory style and (3) kinesthetic style. Then, the result of the students’ interest in learning English is different in each teaching style. The students’ interest when teacher using visual style is average (68,98%), auditory style is average (66,16%), then kinesthetic style is high (82,77%). Based on the result of the research it can be summarized that the students’ interest in learning English is high when the teacher using kinesthetic teaching style. The use of this research is can give contribution to English teacher or develop the teacher’s teaching style so the teachers know how the types of teaching style that make the students interest to follow the English lesson.