A descriptive study of teaching reading in the eight grade students of smp negeri 5 tarakan
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TEACHING READING IN THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 5 TARAKAN Abstract The purpose of this study was to find out the learning methods used by teachers in teaching reading for eighth graders at SMP Negeri 5 Tarakan. The subject of this research is an English teacher in the eight grade with 30 students in the 2020/2021 academic year. This is a qualitative descriptive study. the data were obtained through interviews, class observation and documents. The results showed that the learning methods used by teachers in reading class were GTM (Grammar Translation Method) and DM (Direct Method). These methods were effective, because the students can understand a text more. In addition, there are other methods, namely reading aloud and skimming. Reading aloud is implemented by letting the students to read aloud and skimming is reading quickly and taking important points from a text. The last two methods were applied due to the covid-19 pandemic situation. Thus, they could be carried out online using the zoom meeting application and WhatsApp to form class group online before starting teaching and learning. Keywords: Describing Learning, Learning to Read, Teaching Methods, Direct Method, Reading aloud.