Nurhanifah, Devie (2012) The problems of second grade students of SMPN 4 Malang in learning Englishj and the efforts made to overcome them / Devie Nurhanifah. Diploma thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.
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Keywords students problem in learning English efforts to overcome In Indonesia English has been decided to be the first foreign language to be taught at school. English in Indonesia is taught from elementary school till university level. In secondary school it is taught as a compulsory subject. Students must be able to master this subject in order to pass the national examination. However learning English is not easy. Students usually find problems in learning this subject. The researcher conducted the research in SMPN 4 Malang that was in class VIIIE. The researcher used to conduct her internship in this class and she found that the students had problems in learning English. It was indicated by their unsatisfactory scores in daily tests and midterm test. This study was intended to find out (1) the problems of the second grade students of SMPN 4 Malang in learning English in general (2) the problems of the second grade students of SMPN 4 Malang in learning listening speaking reading and writing (3) the efforts made by the students to overcome the problems and (4) the efforts made by the teacher to help the students to overcome the problems. The design of the study was descriptive qualitative. The subjects of the study were the students and the English teacher of class VIIIE SMPN 4 Malang. The instruments used in the study were questionnaires interview guide and observation sheet. The finding shows that almost all of the students had problems in learning English. In general their problems were related to low motivation bad study habit and attitude toward learning. However external factors such as the classroom condition also hampered them in learning English in the classroom. Most of the students had problems in learning all English language skills. The students most common problems in learning listening were related to the problems in catching what is being spoken by the speaker the speaker speed of speech and problems related to concentration. In learning speaking the problems were related to the problems in self confidence pronunciation vocabulary and diction. In learning reading the problems were related to the problems in understanding the main idea of the texts problems in finding both implicit and explicit information and problems related to the topic and the length of the texts. In learning writing the problems were related to vocabulary grammar diction spelling and topic. In order to overcome the problems they encountered in learning English the students made some efforts. In overcoming the problems in learning listening their efforts were trying to make themselves accustomed to listen to English songs and to watch English movie trying to concentrate while listening and taking note on what the speaker said. In overcoming problems in learning speaking their efforts were practicing to speak in English with the teacher their friends or family checking in the dictionary or asking the teacher their friends or family whenever they did not know the English words and the pronunciation of the words they wanted to say. In overcoming the problems in learning reading their efforts were checking in the dictionary or asking the teacher or friends whenever they find difficult words in the texts asking the teacher if they found difficulties in understanding the texts and practicing to read any article in English to make them accustomed to read. The efforts in overcoming problems in learning writing were learning grammar checking in the dictionary or ask the teacher their friends or family whenever they did not know the English words of the words they wanted to write and practicing to write any kind of text in English such as a diary poem or short story. In helping the students to overcome their problems in learning English the teacher also made some efforts. In general what the teacher did was to encourage the students to learn and practice more. However the teacher could not make maximum efforts because she lacked of facilities. Based on the finding it is suggested that the students be aware to their problems in learning English. They should know their own problems in learning English so that they can make some efforts to overcome their problems. The teacher is also suggested to be more concerned with the students problems in learning English. Some strategies are needed to help the students to overcome their problems. Other educational practitioner such as the headmaster and the committee are suggested to concern more with the facilities that support the teaching and learning process for instance the condition of the classroom. Future researchers are suggested to conduct further research related to the students problems in learning and the solutions to overcome the problems.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Diploma) |
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| Subjects: | ?? ?? |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S1 Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | library UM |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2012 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2012 03:00 |
| URI: | http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/245191 |
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