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The following part presents the teacher’s reasons in applying the learning activities. The researcher divides this part into six parts based on the number of
the learning activities presented before.
a. The Teacher’s Reason for the Learning Technique of Introducing the
Lesson
The first is about the teacher’s reasons for explaining learning activities students were going to have. The teacher stated that he explains what learning
activities students are going to have because he wanted every student to know what they are going to do in learning. In his opinion, when students know what
they should do in learning they will not miss any information or activities in learning. The teacher also wanted students to be ready to follow the learning
activities along with required tools or equipment needed in the learning activities.
b. The Teacher’s Reason for the Learning Technique of Comprehending a
Text
For the learning technique of comprehending a text, there were several kinds of learning technique conducted by the teacher. All learning activities are
employed to help students in comprehending an English text. The first activity was answering comprehension questions and composing interrogative sentences
with WH question words. The teacher stated that these two learning activities have the same purpose; these learning activities aimed to help students to
comprehend the text deeper. The teacher, therefore, took this purpose as his reason for asking students to answer comprehension questions and to compose
interrogative sentences with WH question words. The next is about the teacher’s reasons for asking students to read the text
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silently instead of loudly. The first reason is because the teacher prepared students for final tests; the teacher aimed to make students accustomed to situation of test
where they are required to read the text silently. The second reason was a practical reason. The teacher asked students to read the text silently because each student
has a different text to read. According to the teacher, it was impossible to conduct reading aloud activity since reading texts each student had were different from
each other. The next is about the teacher’s reason for giving a different reading text
for each student. The purpose of giving students a different text is to give opportunity not to work together with other students, especially when they answer
comprehension questions. In other words, the teacher drove students to work and to learn by themselves. The teacher also drove students not to cheat other
students’ work. The next is about the teacher’s reason for asking students to check the
assignment they did by themselves. The teacher applied it simply because of the difference of the text and assignment students had. According to the teacher, by
checking their assignment by themselves, students could have more understandable reason for their incorrect answer when they made mistakes in
doing assignment. In addition, the teacher applied this technique in order to teach students honesty in their learning. In this case, the teacher drove students to be
honest in checking their own work.
c. The Teacher’s Reason for the Learning Technique of Translation
The next is about the teacher’s reasons for speaking in Indonesian in English class. According to him, he spoke in Indonesian because a lot of students
