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observation sheet he had prepared before. The English teacher, whom the observation was conducted to, was aware that he is being observed. The
observation conducted in this study mostly covered the teacher’s teaching activities. The researcher did not observe students’ activities or performances
during the learning activities. However, the researcher told the students what the observation was aimed for and asked students to act and learn naturally. In
addition, by the time the teacher started the learning activity, the researcher also started to record the learning activity with the video camera.
The next data collection activity was conducted through questionnaire. The researcher collected the data about students’ response toward the English
reading activities they had just had. The data were collected through the questionnaire asking whether the students were able to follow and understand the
English reading activities they have just had. The questionnaire was distributed to the students after the teacher finished the learning activities.
The next data collection activity was interview with the teacher. This interview asked about the teacher’s reason in applying the teaching strategies he
applied in conducting the English reading activities. After collecting all data needed for the research, the researcher summarized and analyzed all findings
based on the theories presented in the Chapter II to draw the conclusion of the research.