CORNELIA SOLUKH Pengarang John Bhae Dosen Pembimbing 1 Soleman Dapa Taka Dosen Pembimbing 2 Drs. Soleman Dapa Taka, MA Penguji 1 Yanpitherzon Liunokas. S. Pd., M. Hum Penguji 2 Drs. John Bhae, M. Ed Ketua Penguji

This study aims to know the strategies used by English teachers in teaching reading comprehension at SMAN 12 Kota Kupang and to know how the English teachers implement the strategies in teaching reading comprehension at SMAN 12 Kota Kupang. The method of this research was qualitative descriptive method. The subjects of this research were two English teachers in SMAN 12 Kota Kupang. The instruments of this research were observation and interview. The result of the research shows that were two strategies that teachers used such as QAR (Question Answer Relationship) and SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review). The QAR strategy and SQ3R strategy were effective in teaching reading comprehension since the use of these strategies enabled the students to answer the questions of the text. Keywords: Teacher, Strategy, Teaching Reading Comprehension