TEACHER'S QUESTIONING STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 3 KEDIRI
Author (Penulis)
RACHMA NILASARI
Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri
Author Identity (NPM)
13.1.01.08.0116
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Reading comprehension in the first language is the easiest yet more challenging in foreign language. Based on that, teacher as a facilitator should guide students to catch up the understanding of the material by asking questions using questioning strategies. Questioning strategies is one teaching behaviour way through teachers and students’ interaction, checking learning, promoting thought, consolidating knowledge, using knowledge, achieving teaching goals. The aim of this research are to identify the types of teacher’s questions that involve in reading comprehension class and to identify the strategies that teacher used in asking questions during teaching reading comprehension class. This research approach was qualitative research and the research method was case study design. The subject of the research was an English teacher in Junior High School 3 Kediri. The result of the research showed that teacher used two strategies in asking questions in reading comprehension class which were mix and peaks strategy. Also in asking questions there were two types of questions involved, they were questions on knowledge and comprehension level. From the finding above, the writer concluded that in teaching reading comprehension for the seventh grade students, questions that posed by teacher still less measured students’ comprehension towards the material. Then the writer suggests that teacher should use and apply more the questions on comprehension level.
KEYWORDS : Questioning strategies, reading comprehension