Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran
Vol. 8, No. 2, Dec 2021

Teaching English to Visually-Impaired Students: An Analysis of Teacher’s Problems

Lenny Marzulina (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Dian Erlina (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Muhamad Holandiyah (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Kasinyo Harto (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Herizal Herizal (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Rizqy Dwi Amrina (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Nopalia Nopalia (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2021

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the teachers’ problems in teaching English to visually-impaired students. The participants of the study were two English teachers at one special school in Palembang, Indonesia. A qualitative research design with a case study method was applied in this research. Interviews and document analysis were conducted to gain in-depth information and understanding on the subject, while thematic analysis was used to analyze and describe the collected data. Triangulation and member checking were used to assess the trustworthiness of the research results. The results indicated that the main problems encountered by the teachers in teaching English to visually-impaired students were associated with time management, students’ attitude and behavior, lack of instructional materials and equipment, and poor classroom condition.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edukasi

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pengajaran provides a vital forum for exchanging ideas in order to enrich the theories and practices of Education in general and English, Indonesian, and other language education in Indonesia and across the globe. The journal focuses, but not limited to, on the ...