Abstract:
This research dealt with the analysis of Teaching Challenges Faced by
English Teacher in Teaching Grammar for Deaf Students. The objectives of the
research was to describe the challenges faced by English teacher in teaching
grammar for deaf students. It was conducted by applying descriptive qualitative
method . The data were taken from the English teacher‘s statements which taught
English at the X up to XII grade at SMALB-B Negeri 1 Batu Bara, province of
North Sumatera, based on the observation and interview from July 15 until
August 22, 2019. It was found that there were challenges faced by the teacher as
the communication between the teacher and the students by using English, the use
of vocabulary and translation, pronounciation of the students, how to make the
students understand. There are also other challenges as the lack of facility
(computer), no hearing aids/group hearing aids, no learning media (LCD
proyector,etc). Finally, this research findings could be useful for English teachers
to teach English for deaf students in a better way despite of the many challenges
that probably appeared.
