An Analysis of English Teacher’s Performance in Managing Classroom Toward Students’ Creativity (A Case Study at the Seventh Grade Students of MTsN Langsa)

This research focussed on investigating the English teacher’s performance in managing classroom toward students’ creativity at the seventh grade students of MTsN Langsa. The purposes of the study were to investigate how the English teacher managed the classroom and to find out the influence of English teacher’s performance in managing classroom toward students’ creativity. The research design was conducted by using qualitative approach. The technique of collecting data used observation and interview. In analyzing the data used data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing. Based on the result of observation and interview, the English teacher managed the classroom by recognizing the students’ character and learning style, coming to the class on time, explaining the lesson clearly, having high volume, appreciating the students’ task or assignmnent with giving praise, reminding the students to be quite when they made noise, moving around the class to monitor students’ activity, and giving educated punishment for students who broke the rules. Meanwhile, the English teacher’s performance in managing classroom was able to influence the students’ creativity such as being more active in the classroom, initiative, brave to practice the conversation in front of class, self-confidence, and higher spirit and enthusiastic in learning.