The Students’ Perception on Teachers' Teaching Style at SMAN 03 Banda Aceh

The study was conducted to investigate senior high school students’ perceptions of their teachers’ teaching styles and impact of teacher teaching style on students’ motivation to learn English. This research was conducted at SMAN 03 Banda Aceh. The participants of this study were six students at second grade of SMAN 03 Banda Aceh. For collecting the data I used interview. To analyze the result of the interview, I used descriptive analysis. The findings from this study led to the following conclusions: (1) facilitator teaching style is preferred by students in SMAN 03, Banda Aceh because the teachers often give supports and ideas in decision-making and encourage the students to develop suitable criteria’s in teaching and learning process. (2) there is a strong impact between teachers’ teaching style with students’ motivation in learning English.