Abstract:
The research reported in this paper centered around the issues of teachers’
strategies in preparing classroom activities for vocational high school students. It
was argued that vocational education prepares the students to work in particular
industries. Therefore, the teacher had able to provide classroom activities that were
able to increase the student’s skills. A case study methodology was used in this
research, and the data were collected through classroom observation and non-
structured interviews. The subject of this research is an English teacher at a
vocational high school. The study has found that the teacher prepared the learning
materials that were relevant to the major that the student had taken and provided
the classroom activity that adjusted with the student’s skill program. However, the
study also revealed that many students still look not enthusiastic and less pay
attention. The teacher argued that it can be the students' limited vocabulary
proficiency that makes them difficult to pay attention to the material being
presented. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that (1) the teacher is able to
provide effective classroom activities even though she is still difficult to manage
the students and (2) the teacher provides the classroom activities based on the
student’s needs, background, and program skills
