Teachers' Perception on The Use of Ice Breaking Strategy in Teaching and Learning Process

Nowadays, the teachers have to create an effective learning process to make the students enjoy the process of learning, this is can occur by using a fun strategies. Ice breaking is one of the strategies that can make the situation in learning process enjoyable for the students. This study was accomplished to find out the teachers’ perceptions on the use of ice breaking strategy in teaching and learning process. The aims of this study are to find out the teachers’ perception on the use of ice breaking strategy in the teaching and learning process and to investigate the teachers’ perception affect the choice of ice breaking strategy in English learning. The researcher utilized a qualitative research design. In selecting the participants the researcher used purposive sampling technique. The participants were 5 (five) English teachers who teach English subject at MAS Ruhul Islam Anak Bangsa. In this study, the researcher conducted interviews online due to situations that did not
allow for face to face. In gaining in- depth information related to the teachers’ perception on the use of ice breaking strategy in the teaching and learning process especially in teaching English subject, the researcher used a semi-structured interview method. The finding of this research showed that the use of using Ice
Breaking Strategy; include an effective learning process, engage students attention in learning and also the teachers’ perception affect the choice of ice breaking strategy in English learning. Based on the data the teachers choice of ice breaking strategies are physical motions and reduce tensions.