ISSN: 2614-6754 (print) ISSN: 2614-3097(online) Halaman 7369-7378 Volume 5 Nomor 3 Tahun 2021 Jurnal Pendidikan Tambusai 7369 Teaching Reading Practice Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Era: Indonesian Pre-Service English Teachers’ Experiences Lutfi Diannisa 1 , Mobit 2 , Iwan Ridwan 3 1,2,3 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang e-mail: diannlutfi@gmail.com Abstrak Mengajar membaca di masa pandemi telah menjadi penhgalaman yang penting untuk situasi masa depan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman guru bahasa Inggris pra-jabatan dalam mengajar pemahaman membaca di era pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dan naratif inkuiri sebagai desain penelitian. Dua (2) guru bahasa Inggris pra-jabatan di sebuah universitas di Karawang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara semi-terstruktur. Peneliti menggunakan analisis tematik dalam menganalisis data. Temuan menunjukan bahwa guru pra-jabatan melakukan persiapan yang matang terhadap materi dan media sebelum mengajar, menggunakan pendekatan berbasis genre sebagai pendekatan yang disukai, dan memberikan evaluasi dan umpan balik setelah proses pengajaran. Ditemukan juga bahwa siswa mudah bosan, sulit memahami teks, dan keterbatasan waktu dalam belajar dan tidak efektif. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi tolak ukur pengajaran pemahaman membaca selama masa pandemi. Peneliti - peniliti selanjutnya dapat mengeksplorasi lebih detail strategi – strategi yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran pemahaman membaca di masa pandemi. Kata kunci: Mengajar membaca, membaca komprehensif, pembelajaran online Abstract Teaching reading during the Pandemic has been a pivotal experience for the future situation. This study aims to explore the experience of pre-service English teachers in teaching reading comprehension during COVID-19 Pandemic era. The research used qualitative research and narrative inquiry as the research design. Two (2) pre-service English teachers at a university in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia participated in the research. Data collection techniques are carried out through semi-structure interviews. The researchers used thematic analysis to analyze the data. The finding showed that the pre -service English teachers conducted critical preparation on the material and media before teaching, used the genre-based as the favorable approach, and gave evaluation and feedback after the teaching process. It is also found that students easily got bored, difficult to understanding the text, and got limited and ineffective learning time. This research is expected can be a benchmark to teaching reading comprehension in online situation. Future researchers can be more detail in explore strategies of teaching reading comprehension during pandemic. Keywords: Online learning, reading comprehension, teaching reading INTRODUCTION In the globalized era, people need to get themselves literate. To be literate people need to improve their reading proficiency. Accordingly, it takes a central role to increase people's literacy. Therefore, students need to endorse to get increased of their reading proficiency. Since its importance, the students need to mastering reading skills. In other words, the ability of good reading is currently a highly valued skill in society. When the students read a text,