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This research aimed at exploring the challenges faced by Ms. Gruwell, teaching strategies found in the Freedom Writers movie by Richard LaGravenese and the implication of this movie in relation to English Language Teaching. This research used content analysis method. The source of the data is the movie entitled “Freedom Writers by Richard LaGravenese. Method of collecting the data is through watching the movie. Then, the data were analyzed through triangulation: movie, interview and book review. The finding of this research showed that there are some challenges faced by Ms. Gruwell in the movie entitled The Freedom Writers such as racial and social discrimination, mockery and insults actions, unfriendly behavior or negative stereotyping inside the class, history of gang, and loyalty that had an effect inside the class. Next, it is also found that the teacher applied various strategies such as cultures differences strategies, the fish bowl, free writing, independent study, information-driven and thought-provoking as well as ethnic additives strategies to create a conducive classroom climate that is useful for the teaching learning process and also encouraged her students to get better achievements. In addition, the implication of teaching are using games, tape recorder or song, switching or changing students seating position, journal writing, reading motivation, and class discussion or debate.

The research identified challenges faced by Ms.Gruwell, including racial discrimination, negative stereotyping, gang influence, and loyalty issues.Gruwell successfully employed diverse teaching strategies like cultural awareness, the fishbowl technique, and free writing to foster a positive learning environment.The study highlights the potential of using films like Freedom Writers to inform English language teaching practices and address classroom challenges.

Penelitian lebih lanjut dapat dilakukan untuk mengeksplorasi efektivitas strategi pengajaran yang digunakan Ms. Gruwell dalam konteks budaya dan sosial yang berbeda, mempertimbangkan bagaimana faktor-faktor lokal dapat memengaruhi keberhasilan implementasi strategi tersebut. Selain itu, studi komparatif dapat dilakukan untuk membandingkan pendekatan Ms. Gruwell dengan metode pengajaran lain yang bertujuan untuk mengatasi masalah disiplin dan meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa, khususnya pada siswa yang berasal dari latar belakang yang kurang beruntung. Terakhir, penelitian dapat difokuskan pada pengembangan model pelatihan guru yang mengintegrasikan penggunaan film sebagai media pembelajaran, dengan menekankan pada kemampuan guru untuk mengidentifikasi dan mengatasi isu-isu sosial dan emosional yang dihadapi siswa, serta menciptakan lingkungan belajar yang inklusif dan mendukung.

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