Teaching Challenges Faced By English Teacher In Teaching Grammar For Deaf Students

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.