Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: The Use of Active Learning Techniques In The Teaching of Grammar for Senior High School Students

฀HE USE OF AC฀IVE LEARNING ฀ECHNIQUES IN ฀HE ฀EACHING
OF GRAMMAR FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL S฀UDEN฀S
Dacia Chesia Seilatuw
฀aculty of Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University,
Salatiga – Indonesia.

Abstract

Active learning has been used nowadays in all areas of language learning to make
the students actively participate in the learning process. However, research which
presented the use of active learning techniques in teaching grammar is very few.
Thus, this study focused on the application of popular active learning techniques
that are used in teaching grammar for Senior High School students. The
participants were two teachers from SMA Negeri 1, two teachers from Satya
Wacana High School, and one teacher from SMA Negeri 3. Through the
observations and interviews the researcher found that there were five active
learning techniques that are used in teaching grammar. They were questioning
purposefully, pair or small group, games, role play, and English songs. These
active learning techniques were related one another and cannot be used alone in
class activities. The teachers usually combined two or three techniques at the
same meetings to encourage the students’ participation in classroom activities.

Key Words: active learning, teaching techniques, grammar, purposes.