| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to explain how an English teacher manages the seating arrangement and
what are the preferences of seating arrangement in senior high school’s classroom in English
learning. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with a thematic analysis design.
This research was conducted by an interview with an English teacher in an international high
school. The result of this study specifies the types of seating arrangement that the teacher applied
in the English classrooms that she taught. The results revealed that there were four preferences of
seating arrangement in her classrooms, i.e., flexible seating arrangement, U-shaped seating
arrangement, classical seating arrangement, and cluster seating arrangement. Flexible seating
arrangement means that the teacher considers students’ comfort, the teaching method, and the
students’ level proficiency. The most often used seating arrangement in English classes that the
teacher teaches is U-Shaped. The classical seating arrangement also applied based on the
students’ request. Last but not least, the cluster seating arrangement is usually used for group
work. This study suggests implications for English teachers so the teachers can know the role
and the types of seating arrangement to support English learning in their classroom. Moreover,
this study suggests implication for the teachers to know the various types of classroom seating
models that can be used as suggestions to be applied in English language learning classes so that
learning can be well supported. | en_US |
