Abstract:
ABSTRACT
This study focused on maintaining classroom interaction in teaching reading through
online classroom. Further this study is aimed to to find out about teachers ' experience
of maintaining an interactive classroom interaction while teaching reading in an
online classroom also to find out the challenges the teachers encountered and ways to
solve those challenges. The researcher carried out a qualitative approach with
narrative inquiry design to gather the data and answer the research questions. The
researcher used narrative data analysis that includes transcribing and coding stories.
The researcher transcribed, coded, and summarized the gathered data from semi-
structural interview. It was discovered that teachers maintained their interactive
classroom interactions by adjusting lesson plans and implementing synchronous and
asynchronous interaction. The majority of teachers utilize Google Meet, Zoom,
Google Classroom, WhatsApp, and Google Form as tools for teacher-student
interaction during learning sessions. The biggest challenges that teachers have while
attempting to teach reading through online classes are technical issues and students'
attention spans. The method to overcoming challenges in maintaining classroom
interaction is to pay more attention and to have effective communication with
students' parents and the homeroom teacher. The researcher concluded that teachers
maintained their interactive classroom interactions by adjusting lesson plans and
implementing synchronous and asynchronous discussion. The second conclusion is
that almost every teacher faces different challenges when it comes to teaching reading
to students online. The challenges that teachers encountered while attempting to teach
reading through online classes are mostly technological issues and students' attention
spans. The researcher also concluded that the teachers’ method to overcome
challenges in maintaining classroom interaction is to pay more attention and to have
effective communication with students' parents and the homeroom teacher. The
researcher also recommends that further researchers investigate teachers’ teaching
methodology in teaching reading in online environment.
