English teacher's strategies in using online learning platform during COVID-19 Pandemic

During this Covid-19 Pandemic, teaching English through online learning is different from conventional classroom. Teaching online learning is not easy, many challenges faced by English teachers’. Therefore, the teachers should have the solutions to achieve the learning goals. This research aims to investigate the teachers’ strategies in using online learning platform and the challenges in implementing their strategies during Covid-19 pandemic through online learning platforms. The design of this study was qualitative approach. This study involves four English teachers of SMP Alkhairiyah Surabaya as the participants. The data was collected through observation and interview. The result of this study indicates that the teachers use three strategies in teaching online learning, those are Active learning strategy, Problem-based learning and 3Ps strategy. In implementing these strategies, teachers face five challenges such as: teachers’ explanation is unclear, students often make noises, teacher can not monitor students’ movements, students lack of vocabulary, and technical challenges.