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a. The Classroom Management Applied by the Eighth Grade Teacher in Teaching English in SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Surakarta
Based on the observation, the writer finds that there are five components of six formed classroom management in the classroom. They
are Teacher talk, Teacher Talking Time TTT, Physical Presence, Seating Arrangement, and Element Necessary in Language Classroom.
1. Teacher Talk
There are some components shaper of Teacher Talk. They are Rate of Speech, Pause, Pronunciation, Vocabulary Selection, Degree of
Subordination, The Frequency of Use Statement or Declarative than
Question, and Self – repetition. Based on the writer’s observation, the rate of speech from the five observations are equal. It means the teacher’s
speech is not too slow and not too high. From the five times observations
done, the writer finds that the pause when the teacher teaches is not too long. It indicates that the teacher master the teaching material. He explains
the material fluently. There is no hesitancy in his teaching style. From the five times observations done, the writer can conclude that the
pronunciation of the teacher is simple and familiar in students’ ears. So that, some students can guess and indicate the meaning. From five
times observation, the writer finds that the vocabulary selection used by the teacher is simple. In teaching English to the eighth grade student,
the vocabulary selection must be matched with their background
knowledge. From the observations, the writer can give conclusion that the teacher has high degree of subordination, because he always tells
the reasons of why he comes late to the class. It can build students’ respect
and trusty to the teacher. From the five times observations, the writer can give conclusion that the teacher uses more question than
statement or declarative to explain the lesson. The teacher of eighth
grade students of English subject material is rare to give repetition. It gives
13 impact that there are some students who do not know the meaning of some
difficult words and the instruction given by the teacher. It is an indication that self repetition of the teacher is less.
2. Teacher Talking Time
In the five observations done by the writer, the teacher always gives opportunity to the students to ask some questions or difficult words
that they do not know the meaning.
3. Physical Presence
There are four kinds of physical presence, they are; During Language Presentation, During Reading Activities, During Activation
Control, and During Checking Work in Progress. During language presentation, the teacher stands in front of the
students. During reading activity, the teacher is dominant. He always
stands in front of the class or in front of students when they are reading. During activation control, the teacher allowed the students to be active, do
the discussion, and asks to the teacher if there are some difficult words. During Checking Work in Progress, teacher always moves from one group
to other in order to check students’ progress and control whether they do the instruction well or not.
4. Seating Arrangement
Based on the writer’s observations, the seat arrangement applied in the class is orderly row. So, the students in the class can see the teacher
clearly, so do with the teacher.
5. Element Necessary in Language Classroom
There are three elements necessary in language classroom, they are engage, study, and activate. It shorts ESA. Engage can be done through a
game, the use of a picture, audio recording or video sequence, a dramatic
