English teachers' challenges on the implementation of Credit Semester System (SKS) at SMAN 3 Sidoarjo

Every beginner or experienced teachers will always face a kind of challenges when they are teaching English, because teaching a foreign language can create challenges for them especially for teachers who teach with Credit Semester System (SKS) implementation, they should separate their concentration in the class between today’s material with other materials that students have, because every students have different level abilities. Therefore, teachers should adapt learners need, and find the solution for the challenges. This research investigates the challenges faced by English teachers’ in teaching inside the classroom on the implementation of Credit Semester System (SKS) at senior high school and the strategies in dealing with the challenges. This study uses qualitative method, while observation checklist and interview guideline were used as the instruments of the research. The researcher did observation six times to three English teachers in different classroom to know the challenges faced by the teachers. Furthermore, the researcher also did the interview with the teachers to know the strategies used by the teachers. The result of this study shows that teachers faced six kinds of challenges, those are using UKBM (Individual Learning Worksheet), handling students in interaction, respecting the students, preparing teaching aids, managing students in different ability, and disruptive behavior. The teachers uses several kinds of strategies such as, changing the content of material with learners need in terms of language items, encouraging students to think around these topics, giving every students a chance to participate, giving a positive reinforcement, using UKBM (Individual Learning Worksheet), using gestures, using whiteboard, giving students different tasks, identifying students’ strength, making a group, making classroom contract and giving students further assignment. The result of this research is in line with the previous research.