Abstract Name : Isniati Student No. : 0906102020059 Study Program : English Education Title : The Implementation of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Teaching Reading Comprehension under the 2013 Curriculum (A Qualitative Study at SMPN 18 Banda Aceh) Keywords: CTL, Teaching Reading Comprehension, the 2013 Curriculum. The 2013 curriculum states that the purpose of teaching English for junior high school is to develop students’ communicative competence. In line with this expectation, several learning characteristics have been defined i.e. learning from model, observing, questioning, gathering information, associating, and communicating. Therefore, the teaching approaches used by teacher in teaching English must suit the criteria to promote students’ communicative competence. CTL seems to be compatible since it has similar characteristics e.g. constructivism, questioning, inquiry, learning community, modeling, reflection, and authentic assessment. Therefore, a qualitative research concerning the issue was conducted to see how CTL approach is implemented under the 2013 curriculum in teaching reading comprehension. From the result of observation, questionnaire, and interview as the instruments, it was found that CTL was implemented properly from phase to phase and it is applicable to be implemented under the curriculum. Also, it promotes active and enjoyable learning, facilitates the students to comprehend the material and helps them to implement the knowledge in real life. Consequently, it can be concluded that the teacher had implemented all of the procedures of CTL under the instruction of the 2013 curriculum. Thus, it is recommended for English teacher to apply the approach in the process of teaching since it gives satisfactory benefit for students.