AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHING METHOD INCORPORATING KURIKULUM MERDEKA FOR TEACHING SPEAKING

Abstract

This study examines teaching methods used for teaching speaking at SMAN 4 Denpasar by incorporating Merdeka Curriculum. The purpose of this research was to investigate: 1) kinds of teaching method for speaking; 2) the challenges faced by the teachers in using teaching method. The methodology employed was descriptive qualitative by Miles & Huberman (1994). This study observed 2 English teachers. The data collected through questionnaire, observation, and interview. The findings reveal that the teaching methods that most frequently used by the two English teachers at SMA Negeri 4 Denpasar are Direct Method and Communicative Language Teaching. In contrast, the Total Physical Response and Audio-Lingual method has a lower frequency of use. The challenges faced by the teachers included lack of time, lack of teaching material, students varied abilities, large class, and difficulties to integrate teaching method that align with Merdeka Curriculum.