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Teaching media are essential in the teaching and learning English. The use of appropriate media in teaching a new language will help teachers create more effective learning environment in the classrooms. Using a descriptive qualitative method, this study explores what kinds of teaching media used by the teachers in teaching English and what factors influencing English teachers’ selection of teaching media in the classroom. This study was conducted at SMP Unismuh Makassar, involving two English teachers who have worked there for several years. The researcher used interview and observation as instruments in data collection process. The data were analyzed using data reduction, data display and data verification. The results of the study show that the teachers make use of four kinds of media, namely graphic media such as textbook and picture, media video such as video, projected media such as Power Point and display media such as a board. In addition, the factors influencing the teachers’ selection of those media are time availability, media availability, students’ characteristics, and students’ needs

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Analyzing the Challenges of English Teachers in Facing Students' Affective Competencies at SMA 1 Muhammadiyah Makassar Thesis Department of English, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muhammadiyah Makassar. Supervised by Nunung Anugrawati and Ardiana. This study was conducted to determine the purpose of the study, namely to describe Challenges of English Teachers in Facing Students' Affective Competencies at SMA 1 Muhammadiyah Makassar. The subjects in this study were teachers of SMA 1 Muhammadiyah Makassar. The purpose of this study is to find out what challenges are faced by English teachers in dealing with students' affective competence. The instruments used to collect data are observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis in this study is Analysis (QDA), Data Reduction, and Data Display.The results showed that the challenges of the English teacher in dealing with students' affective competence consisted of two factors, namely internal factors and external factors. The strategy used by the English teacher in dealing with students' infective competence is to make learning methods, namely the discussion method and the game method.