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The aims of this study is to analyze the kind of teaching strategies conducted by the English language teacher used to encourage students to ask questions in the seventh grade students of SMP Al Azhar Syifa Budi Solo in the academic year of 2017/2018 and identify the impacts of the implemented teaching strategies towards students learning process.

The research design is descriptive case study. The subjects of this study were an English language teacher and seventh grade students of Majjah class in SMP Al Azhar Syifa Budi Solo. The research data were taken from the observations in the classroom, the interviews with the teacher and nine students of Majjah class and document analysis. The observations and interviews had been conducted on January until February 2018. The researcher used triangulation of data sources, method and theories to check the trustworthiness of data collected.

The result showed that students’ questions were not only appearing in the questioning stage, but also appearing in the stages of observing, collecting information, associating and communicating. There were various of teaching strategies used to encourage students to ask question. The teacher was providing students with learning stimuli through question examples. In every meeting the teacher was providing the students with stimulating task, for instance through learning outside activities, making conversation, guessing a secret doll, jigsaw and walking gallery. Social supports was  also provided through group work activities and considered learning atmosphere. The implementation of teaching strategies also give impacts on students’ behaviour and competence. The students become more active and more confident to deliver their questions especially in group discussion. Students’ comprehension on learning materials was also improving. The improved of students’ comprehension can be seen from the types of appeared students question.

Keywords: Teaching strategies, Students’ question, Scientific Approach, Descriptive Case Study