Utilization of Learning Media by the English Teachers in Teaching English at MAN Kemantan

Yafrizal.2019. Utilization of Learning Media by the English Teachers in Teaching English at MAN Kemantan. English Education Section. The Graduate Program. Faculty of language and art. Universitas Negeri Padang. The aims of this research was to find out how the utilization of learning media in English language teaching. Approach on this research was conducted as qualitative by using ethnography method. The informant of this research was three English teachers of MAN Kemantan. The research problems are: (1) what kinds of learning media are used by the teachers in teaching English (2) How do the teachers utilize the learning media in teaching English (3) What are the teachers problems in utilizing of learning media The data were collected by using instruments, namely: observation checklist sheets, interview guidelines, and documentations. Then they are analyzed qualitatively. Based on the data analysis, it was found that (1) the English teachers at MAN Kemantan used (a) recorder, smart phone, and cassette as audio media (b) visual printed media such as book, magazine, newspaper, and mail (c) visual display such as picture, slide, realia/mock up, and graphic (d) audio visual media such as computer and video (e) teacher herself as model (2) the utilization of learning media by the teachers includes 3 main activities namely preparation before using the media, activities during using the media, and follow-up activities (3) The problems faced by the teachers in utilizing learning media are the standard guideline in using the learning media is not available, the teachers have difficulty in designing syllabus of learning by using media, the time allocation is not enough to utilize the learning media in English teaching process. From the explanation above, it can be concluded that the English teacher at MAN Kemantan need to improve their knowledge of the utilization of the learning media in language teaching. The researcher hopes this research could be a useful input for the English teachers in teaching by using the learning media.