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B. Discussion

This sub chapter presents discussion on the research data have been presented in the previous sub chapter. This sub chapter is divided into three parts. They are discussion on the teacher’s learning strategies in teaching reading class, discussion the teacher’s reason for applying the strategies, and discussion on students’ responses on the learning activities.

1. Learning Activities in Reading Class

In this discussion, the researcher related what he found in the research data on learning activities to the applied curriculum for high school, which is Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan. There are some suggestions and requirements that should be considered by an English teacher in designing the syllabus and conducting the learning activities. The researcher discussed the learning strategies applied by the teacher in terms of role of students in the learning activities and approaches in learning. As suggested in the curriculum, the development of the curriculum which is going to be implemented should focus on students along with their characteristics as a human being and a learner as well. It is also suggested that schools, especially teachers, have to develop learning activities which are focused on learners; it means that teachers should conduct learner-centered learning activities. In relation to this, in the researcher’s opinion, what the teacher had applied in learning strategies had put students in role which is suggested in curriculum. Through several learning activities he conducted, the teacher drove students to be active learners in their learning process. 56 Based on the direct observation, the teacher applied the learning activity of Independent Learning which drove and facilitated students to be active and independent in learning. This is a learning activity through which the teacher drove students to be active learners by not allowing them to ask him or other sources about the learning materials. By not facilitating students’ question on difficult or new words, the teacher purposed students not to always depend on him. The teacher also purposed students to not directly look up a dictionary in finding a meaning of a difficult or a new word. By not facilitating students’ questions about difficult words in the text, the teacher had the same purpose as the learning activity of finding the meaning from the text has. The purpose of the learning activity of finding the meaning from the text is presented in Chapter II. The learning activity of finding the meaning from the text aims to enable students in maximizing their knowledge about content of the text to find the meaning of a difficult or new word students find in the text. In other words, this learning activity aims to enable students to search the meaning of difficult or new words using all related information provided in the text. Based on this discussion, it can be stated that the teacher indirectly applies the strategy of finding the meaning from the text in reading class. The other learner centered learning activity was when students checked the assignment of answering comprehension questions by themselves. This learning activity actually can deepen students’ understanding upon the content of text they read. In other words, it helps students to comprehend the text more. When students find that their answers are incorrect, they will directly know what the correct answers are. By knowing that they have made mistake, students will