TEACHING METHODOLOGY FOR OPENING AND CLOSING IN ELT: AN ENGLISH TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This study adopted a qualitative single case study approach to investigate a language teacher’s integration in the context of teaching methodology for opening and closing in English Language Teaching at SMAN 1 Bangorejo, Banyuwangi. Collecting most of their data from interviews, observation and recording. With an advance purposive sampling strategy was adopted for case selection. The demand on English language teacher is increased really fast and education needed to be well managed and trained. The effort has focused on improving teacher’s English Language proficiency, not as general but as a specialized subset of language skills required to prepare and teach lessons. The concept of English-for-Teaching is a bound form English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for classes is built on what the teacher knows about teaching, while introducing and confirming specifics language class. This article explains how the construct was developed and then explains examples of class assignments and the language required to implement them in three main areas: managing the classroom, understanding and communicating lesson content, and assessing students and providing feedback.   Result of opening and closing component; arouse student’s attention, generating motivation, and provide a reference or structure in teaching practice.