An Analysis of Teacher`s Problem in Using Group Work in Teaching Speaking at Grade X MAN 1 Padang

This research was aimed to know how English teachers MAN 1 Padang implement group work in teaching speaking. The purposes of this research are to describe the way the English teachers implement the group work, to find the teacher‟s problem in implementing group work, and to explain the factors causes the problem in implementing group work. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected by using observation and interview. Observation was done before interviewing the participants then interviewing was done after teaching and learning process in implementing group work. The participants of this research were all the English teachers and the students in class X at MAN 1 Padang. The findings showed that the English teachers had not implemented group work optimally, due to lack of understanding of the basic principle of group work. The teachers found some difficulties in implementing group work for students. Besides, the teachers found difficulties in managing the time, lack of teacher‟s creativity, class size, materials resources, teachers ability in giving motivation and students responsibility in teaching and learning process. It can be concluded that English teachers of MAN 1 Padang need more improvement concerning the implementation of group work especially in teaching speaking.