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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
problem, the purpose of the research, the scope of research, and the significance
It means that teaching strategy is essential to guide the students in the learning
process. It is needed to make the class run well, and the students get the point of
the material. The implementation of this strategy applies to all subjects. English is
one of the lessons that require a strategy in learning because this language is a
learning methods to enable them to develop the right strategy to deal with the
techniques used to assist students in achieving the desired learning material and
techniques that can be attained in order to establish suitable strategies for dealing
Student learning outcomes are essential. Online teaching practices can boost
and attentiveness in all situations where they must continue learning. 3).
conducted in a usual way or direct learning since, in the first Covid-19 outbreak,
classes shifted to remote learning during the lockdown of school buildings (Schult
nationwide school closures have disrupted learning and access to vital school-
provided services. This claim implied that before the pandemic, the school was
learning. Moreover, a study from Sujarwo et al. (2020) discovered that online
learning tends to be not entirely efficient since there were several obstacles such
as lack of financial support and internet access availability. Based on this finding,
it is safe to assume that the learning situation before pandemic was considered to
has caused the world of education to be creative in thinking about the continuity
and implementation of education as it should. There are various ways that the
government and teachers try to make education continue and run as expected.
Various types of learning models have been applied, ranging from online learning
online and offline too. The good news is that the COVID-19 pandemic is getting
better compared to some time ago. Thus, it requires the world of education to be
ready for any changes in the learning system because of the changing
guided and managed the students in comprehending the material. The reason why
teacher should use strategies is because there were always students that get
difficulties in comprehending the material while the teacher teaches them on both
learning systems, both online and offline. Related to this research, the researcher
uses several previous studies that are relevant to this research are:
Firstly, the research conducted by Ganovia et al. (2022) with the title of
the effectiveness of hybrid learning in the learning process for class XI students of
of learning during the Covid-19 pandemic carrying out learning with an online
system; namely the process of learning from home (BRD). Based on a review of
School Pematangsiantar, results were obtained which stated that during the Covid-
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19 pandemic, the school carried out hybrid learning guided by the curriculum. The
hybrid learning approach used is student center. The learning methods and media
used are quite diverse and adapted to the learning material. Each consists of
methods and media for online learning and PTMT. The findings of this study are
can improve them, so that learning can be more meaningful, interactive, and fun
The second previous study was conducted by Widarini et al. (2021) that
study aims to evaluate the strategies teachers employed and the difficulties they
qualitative case study methodology. The subjects of the study were three English
teachers from public junior high schools in the Tabanan District. The data was
multiple strategies, including Google form, Google Meet, quizzes, and video.
Google meet was discovered to be the least popular medium for online learning,
as the majority of educators solely utilized online chat. At the early stages of the
The third previous study was conducted by Yang & Spitzer (2020) that
focused on the use of the hybrid method in the teaching and learning of English
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and class observations, this hybrid reading course was well-received and
beneficial for the ESL students interviewed for this research, familiarizing them
with the hybrid model in preparation for graduate school. Even though our
students were unfamiliar with the hybrid class format, their positive responses
indicate that they were capable of adapting and benefiting from the course’s
course afforded students not just time for in-depth reflection but also schedule
flexibility.
Mutmainnah et al. (2022) conducted the fourth and last previous study,
teaching of English. The results of this study are as follows: 1) The teacher has a
comprehend the material that the teachers taught them in online learning; and 3)
They engaged in hybrid learning without disregarding the health protocol, so that
teachers can set hybrid learning protocols that correlate to the health protocols. On
the positive side, all teachers agree that hybrid learning is one of the solutions
with this research, which can be considered as gap that can be filled by this
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different from this research since the latter focused on teachers’ strategies rather
than specified method such as Belajar dari Rumah (BRD). The difference in
methods that might be effective in terms of both face-to-face and online learning.
The second previous study from Widarini et al. (2021) focuses on the
strategies used by teachers during Covid-19. While this research and the second
previous study might seem to be similar, there is a slight difference where the
latter focused on the teaching and learning activities, while the former only
focuses on the teaching strategies. This could be seen as difference since activities
concern with the actions executed by the students in a class while strategies
concern with the teachers’ actions in coping with the problems during the learning
the activities before and after the pandemic while the study from Widarini et al.
(2021) intends to investigate the strategies implemented during the pandemic and
it can be seen that the dissimilarity in terms of time focus can be considered as
difference.
The third previous study was conducted by Yang & Spitzer (2020) that
investigates the use of the hybrid method in the teaching and learning of English
be similar with this research since both focus on hybrid learning; however, the
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and after the pandemic while the latter was not conducted during the pandemic
and therefore, it can be said that the third previous study and this research is
participants while this research selected teachers as the participants, which, all
Finally, the fourth previous study that was Mutmainnah et al. (2022)
aimed to find out the perceptions of teachers and students about hybrid learning in
the teaching of English. Similar to prior research, this study focuses on hybrid
conducted before and after the pandemic, rather than during it, the difference in
hybrid learning, it can be said that most of the time, the said learning method
since the pandemic prompted most schools to conduct this method. However,
since this research intends to focus on hybrid learning before and after the
strategy in teaching English pre and post pandemic, how it applies and the
Research Problem
statement of this study can be formulated as “What are the teacher strategies in
Teaching English in pre and post pandemic at the second-grade students of MTSN
2 Kotamobagu?”
Based on the problem statement above, the purpose of this study is to describe
the teacher’s strategy that they use in Teaching English in pre and post pandemic
The scope of study refers to Pre and Post Pandemic which focus on
Teacher strategy, what ways the teacher uses to implement the strategies used by
The significances of this research can be viewed from both theoretical and
Theoretical significances
This research is expected that the result of this study could be one of the
references for the teachers in Teaching English in pre and post pandemic. The
English in pre and post pandemic.In addition, this study can give as a
reference to other researchers who want to apply this research. Therefore, the
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Practical Significances
Practically, the result of this study is expected to give some benefits for the
teacher, the students, and the school to get more information about teaching
strategies.
a. For teachers
of step to have some strategy as insight to teach and compare about pre
and post pandemic strategy in teaching and ready for what they should do
in case help students got high outcomes in the class. Thus, it can give an
overview to the teacher about strategy in teaching English before and after
pandemic.
b. For students
This research can help them to have better understanding about teaching
and learning process strategy when Pre and post pandemic and more
enthusiasts in the class while learning English especially Pre and post
pandemic skill.
c. For school
This research can provide solutions to investigate the related issue about
the teachers’ strategy in Teaching English in pre and post pandemic and