Teaching The Review of Teaching and Learning

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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW

A. The Review of Teaching and Learning

1. Teaching

In , Hornby explains, lessons to student in a school, college, university, etc. Hornby, 2005:1574. His definition about teaching is supported by Douglas H. Brown in his book Teaching by Principle: a n Interactive Approach to Langua ge Pedagogy Brown, 2000:7. Teaching does not only give some information or materials to the students, but also makes the students comfortable when they try to understand the material in the classroom. The role of the teacher is guiding, facilitating, learning, enabling the students the same with their family. Jack C. Richards 1992:16, in his book entitled The La nguage Teaching Ma trix products that offer teachers predetermined models of follow. Teaching depends upon the application of appropriate theory, the development of careful instructional designs and strategies, and the study of what actually happen statements, it can be concluded teaching is not only giving the material to the students, but also supporting them in 4 commit to user 5 several ways or strategies to make them understand the materials that teacher gave. Teaching can be one of the key-activities in the teaching and learning process. A teacher needs to know a lot about the institution so far as the institution is involved with its teaching. Besides, the teacher must know about the time, length of time, frequency, physical conditions, syllabus, examinations, and restrictions. a. Time, length of time, frequency. A teacher must know the time, how long, and how often classes take place. It is very important because it will affect all plans. b. Physical conditions. A teacher needs to know what physical condition existing in the place that they are going to teach. When planning something, a teacher must consider the condition of the chairs and the white board, the brightness of the lighting, the size of the room, the aids that will be used, etc. commit to user 6 c. Syllabus. A teacher should be familiar with the syllabus for level that is being taught. d. Examinations. It is also extremely important to know what type of exam that the students will have to take since major responsibilities of the teacher are to try and ensure that the students are successful in the examinations. e. Restrictions A teacher should be aware of any restrictions imposed by the institution upon their teaching. Apart from the obvious restrictions of physical size a shape of the classroom, there might also be other limitations such as class size, availability of aids and physical conditions Harmer, 1991:261 In addition, there are some issues a the teacher should know. 1. A teacher should make hisher lesson interesting. 2. A teacher should love hisher job. 3. A teacher should have hisher own personality. 4. A teacher should have lots of knowledge. 5. A good teacher is an entertainer in a positive sense, not a negative sense. Harmer, 1998:1-2 commit to user 7

2. Learning