NARRATIVE TEXT AS THE MATERIAL TO INTEGRATE LITERATURE IN EFL CLASS

Abstract

Presently, teachers are required to be creative and innovative in teaching. Many techniques can be used to shape the class so that it is attractive to students. One way is to pay more attention to the material to be delivered. Literature is one of the approaches that will interest students in EFL class. Therefore, the authors want to examine the implementation of literature in secondary schools. Narrative text is one kind of literature that is frequently used as language material in secondary schools. So, this study intends to determine the practice of narrative texts in EFL class. The research in this article uses descriptive qualitative methods and uses library research. Furthermore, interviews also form the basis of analysis in this study. The speaker is a 9th grade English teacher at MTs Surya Buana Malang. The data was acquired using unstructured questions thru WhatsApp and met in individual. The researchers examined the data, using the information from the interviews. This study discovered several learning strategies applied by teachers in teaching narrative texts, the learner’s challenges experienced in learning narrative text. In conclusion, the discussion shows that narrative text can develop students' English skills. Narrative text is an effective medium in teaching English and builds students enthusiasm during learning activities.