Teachers’ Strategies to Develop English Learning Interest of Bilingual Boarding School Students

The purpose of this study is to find out the teachers' strategies in developing students' interest towards learning English as a foreign language at the eighth-grade students of a boarding school in Bandung. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method. The sample in this study was 30 eighth-grade students and 1 English teacher. In collecting data, the researcher used questionnaires given to students, English teacher interviews, and documentation. The findings in this study revealed that: 1) Eighth-grade students at the boarding school have a high interest in English; 2) Before starting the lesson, the teacher has prepared a lesson plan for one semester, and the teacher also makes a class agreement; 3) In learning activities in the classroom, teachers and students are active because the teacher also asks more questions and requires students to speak English; 4) The English teaching method used by the eighth-grade English teacher uses several methods, such as lectures method, discussion, question and answer, demonstration, and others. The teacher uses different methods every day so that students do not feel bored while learning. Furthermore, the teachers use ICT media such as <em>quizizz, Kahoot!</em> and others to make learning more fun and easier for students to understand.