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PERMASALAHAN GURU BAHASA INGGRIS DALAM MENGIMPLEMENTASIKAN KURIKULUM 2013 DI SLTA KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR

<div><p><em>The research is conducted based on the fact that Senior high school English teachers of Tanah Datar Regency face problems in implementing curiculum 2013.The research is aimed at finding out the problems of the teachers related to the implementation of the Curriculum. Therefore, a qualitative research method was applied. To collect the data of the research, interview technique was used. To analyze the colled data, interactive model of analysis as proposed by Miles and Huberman was used. The results of the research show that there were two types of the problems that the teachers faced in implementing the new Curriculum, those deriving from the teachers themsevels, and those deriving from others, like government, students and facilities. </em></p>Kata kunci: permasalahan, guru, bahasa Inggris, implementasi, kurikulum 2013</div>

IMPLEMENTING TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING SPEAKING

<p><em>Teaching students  to speak English is not an easy task. The teachers shoud consider and think hard about several points to be done</em><em>: to  </em><em>mak</em><em>e</em><em> the students motivated to speak English</em><em>, to </em><em>keep</em><em>them </em><em>speaking the new language</em><em>, and to make them have</em><em> accuracy in speaking the language</em><em>, and  to c</em><em>orrect the students’ mistakes without feeling</em><em> being </em><em> blamed or discouraged. To handle the difficult  tasks previously mentioned, the English teachers should find a solution. Teaching the students through unforgettable, interesting experiences might be one of the solutions that they can choose. Therefore, teaching speaking might be best done through task-based instruction. </em><em></em></p><strong>Kata kunci: </strong>teaching, speaking

IMPROVING LEARNERS’ ENGLISH PROFICIENCY THROUGH LEARNING STRATEGY INSTRUCTION

<p style="margin: 1em 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;"><em>English mastery  has  become more important in this era. English teachers, therefore,  are expected  to help students</em><em> to get much success in their language</em><em> learning</em><em> by making them aware of the importance of their contribution in learning the language and, then, teaching them language learning strategies. The effectiveness of the instruction is really determined by both the teachers and the language learners. To be more effective, the instruction should be highly practical and useful for students  </em></p><p style="margin: 1em 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, Georgia, serif; font-size: 11.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Key words:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>improving, foreign language learner, english proficiency, learning strategy, instruction</p>