Research Prop Chapter 1-3

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Language is one of the very important communication means in life of
everyday. Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of
communication, particulary the human ability to do so, and a language is any
specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called
linguistics. Language is processed in many different locations in the human brain.
human acquire language through social interaction in early childhood, and
children generally speak fluently when they are approximately three years old.
The use of language is deeply entrenched in human culture. Therefore, in addition
to its strictly communicative uses, language also has many social and cultural
uses, such as signifying group identity, social stratification, as well as social
grooming and entertainment.
Teaching English and Foreign Language (TEFL) refers to teaching English
to students whose first language is not English. TEFL can occur in the students
own country, either within the state school system, or privately, e.g., in an after
hour language school or with a tutor. TEFL can also take place in an English-
speaking immigrant country, for people who have moved (either temporarily for
school or work, or permanently). TEFL Teachers may be native or non-native
speakers of English. Other acronyms for TEFL are TESL TESOL Teaching
English as a Second or Other Language, and ESL English as a Second
Language. However ESL is a term typically used in English speaking countries.

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Learning is defined as the modification or strengthening of behavior trough
experiencing. Learning not merely mindful of but rather wide of from that,
namely of experience.
Learning English many our which can matter know, like speaking, reading,
and writing and listening. Therefore learning English of vital importance for every
people. With have capital to learn English we earn to have interaction with
everybody in this world.
In general, students at junior high school in learning English. They think
that learning English that is very difficult and drag. The experience of the
researcher when teaching programmatic junior high school, the students have less
interest towards learning English, so the writer interest to conduct a research
which entitles: THE OBSTACLES FACED BY THE STUDENTS OF SMP
PGRI MARINDING IN LEARNING ENGLISH.
A. Problem Statement
Based on the background above, the writer formulates the problem as
follow:
What obstacles are faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in
learning English?
B. Objective of the Research

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Referring to the problem statement above, the objective of the research is
to find out the obstacles faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in learning
English.
C. Significance of the Research
The result of this research are expect give information for English teachers
in teaching English in particular in SMP PGRI Marinding. The result of this
research presumably can be benefit to all.
D. Research Methodology
In this research the writer used qualitative method, where the writer
described the obstacles faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in Learning
English.
E. Key Word Defenitions
1. Obstacles is the problem faced by students and synonym of problem.
2. Learning is a process change of individual behaviour through interaction
with environment.
3. Learning English is a process that is done every individual to acquire
knowledge abaout English such as vocabulary, grammar,etc.
F. Sequence of The Presentation
This research consists of five chapters. Chapter one: Introduction. This
chapter deals with background of the study, problems statement, objectives of the
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study, significances of the study, key words definition, and sequences of
presentation. Chapter two: Review of Related Literature. This chapter deals with
previous studies, review of related literature and theoretical framework. Chapter
three : Research. Method. This chapter deals with setting, data sources, population
and sample, research instrument, data collection, and data analysis. Chapter four is
finding and discussion, and chapter five is conclusion and suggestion.
CHAPTER II
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERRATURE AND THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK
A. Previous Study
Mende (2012) with the title The Problem of Teaching Reading Faced by
The English Teacher at SMP Kristen Makale. . He found three problem, they are;
the limited vocabularies which were mastered by the students, finding the
meaning of difficulties vocabularies and the last one is answering the questions
from the text implicitly.
Tangki (2013) The problem in speaking English faced by the fourth
semester student of English Department of UKI Toraja : FKIP, The result of of his
research is there are several factors that caused the problem in learning English.
They are lack of grammar, lack of vocabularies, ashamed, and lack of self-
confidance. Based on result above the writer conclude that there are many
problems that faced by the students in speaking English.
The researcher above tried to find out the obstacles that faced by the
students in English . They focus on problems in reading and speaking. The first
researcher uses the junior high school students as the respondents, and the second
researcher uses college students as the respondents.
In this research, the writer would focus on the obstacles that faced by the
students in learning English. It means that the researcher tries to find general
problem in learning English. The respondent in this research are students in
junior high school students (SMP PGRI Marinding).

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B. Review of Related Literature
1. Learning
There are several explanations about the learning from many sources as we
follow :
Atinkson (1993:46) says that learning is a relatively permanent change in
behavior (sic: its American of course) that result from practice.
Kimble & Garmezy (1993:46) says that learning is a a realatively
permanent change in a behavioral tendency and is the result of reinforced
practice.
Slameto (2003:2) explains Suatu proses perubahan yaitu perubahan
tingkah laku sebagai hasil dari interaksi dengan lingkungannya dalam memenuhi
kebutuhan hidupnya atau belajar ialah suatu proses usaha yang dilakukan
seseorang untuk memperoleh suatu perubahana tingkah laku yang baru secara
keseluruhan, sebagai hasil pengalamannya sendiri dalam interaksi dengan
lingkungannya (a process of change, that is changes of behavior, as a result from
interaction with their circle in fulfill of their life need or learning is a process of
someone exertion to get a new changes of behavior as a whole, as a result of
himself or herself experience in interaction with her or his circle.
Slavin (2006:134) explains, Learning is usually defined as a change in an
individual caused by experience. Changes coused by development.
Brooks & Brooks (1993:126) says thatfrom a constructivist view, on the
other hand, learning is the process of constructing knowledge-not merely
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with this view assert that what we come to know and understand is fundamentally
a product of the learning situation and the neture of learning activity.
Problem-based Learning (PBL) has become a popular of this paper is to
discuss the interpersonal skills necessary to enchance PBL, and incorporated into
the curriculm. It can be concluded that learning is an activity that is very
important for everyone to be able to dig what we want to know and change the
mindset of human.
2. Factors that support learning English
Learning process can be success if it support by many variables. In
Ontario Literacy Report (2004:21), there are several items that can support
learning process. They are as follows :
a. A productive environment for literacy learning offers spaces,
containing movable furniture and equipment in which students can
gather to work collaboratively in flexible groupings and
indenpendently.
b. Junior students need easy access to a wide variety of texts at a range of
reading levels.
c. Junior students are drawn into reading and writing by texts that reflect
their interest, abilieties, and backgrounds, including resources in their
first language.
d. Well-equipped classroom and school libraries help students who do not
have access to information and technology to bridge the gap with those
who do.
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e. Information technology and assistive technology can greatly expand
the junior students access to a world of ideas and a wealth of learning
aids. Todays students are part of a technologically complex world that
demands new ways of communicating.
The factors that can supports students in learning is how we provide good
facilities so that students are more creative and interesting in teaching and
learning process.
3. The problem of learning English
a. Grammar
Wilson (1998:20) says that English Grammar is complex, make it
difficult to remember, master and use logically. Ensuring you use the correct
grammar can be tricky, especially when you are in conversation with someone and
they are speaking at an alarmingly fast pace. Learning grammar is like learning to
drive, you can learn all of the theory, rules and regulations, but you wont be good
at it unless you practice it and it starts to become second nature to you. Grammar
is extremely important, incorrect use of grammar can confuse the person you are
speaking to and even change the meaning of what you are communicating, whats
more is native English speakers are hyper aware of grammar and will notice
almost immediately if grammartical error is made, even if this is the smallest of
errors, English speakers are incredibly proud of the language and look
negaativelly on it being used incorrectly.
The writer concludes that grammar is one important role in learning
English, where the mastery of grammar that we have , we can express it through
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reading, speaking, writing, and listhening. Students must be able to mastery
grammar.
b. Vocabulary
Rivers (1991:117) states that it is often a challenge, particulary when it
comes to verb variations and understanding which tense should be used in various
situations. English has one of the biggets vocabularies of all languages, and it
can be very confusing for non-English speaker to master. Using vocabulary
inaccurately is incredibly noticeable to anyone whos first language is English,
thought it doesnt often change the meaning of your text, it does weaken it.
Walkins in Katrina (2002:2) states that vocabulary would be initially less
important than grammar, in that without grammar, there is only very little that can
be conveyed, but without vocabulary, there is nothing that can be conveyed. This
indicates that vocabulary is a very significant factor in learning and using
language since without possessing it, people will not be able to use the language.
The writer concludes that the mastery of vocabulary is supporting aspect
in learning English. In vocabulary mastery encounter many challenges that
sometimes make the student do not care.
c. Pronunciaction
Pronunciation is the way a word or language is spoken, or the manner in
which someone utters a word. If one is said to have correct pronunciation, then
it refers to both within a particular dialect. A word can be spoken in different ways
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by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as: duration of
the cultural exposure of their childhood, the location of their current residence,
speech or voice disorder, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education.
Morley (1998:154) says that knowing how to pronounce words in English
can be very difficult as it isnt always obvious. English speakers have been
tought these from an early age, which is how they know not to pronounce the k
on knight they are thought the subtleties in how to pronounce something to
communicate the right message. Furthermore, depending on the first language of
the English student, it can often be difficult to pronounce certain words properly,
having not ever had to create that phonetic sound before.
Pronunciation in English is not easy as we imagine. Specially to the
students, they need more time to practice pronunciation in English.
d. Writing
Wolf (2000:48) says that the students starting out in the world of
academia seemed to be having problems with basic spelling and grammar. It is
also a problems that some students lack the ability to formulate ideas and to write
cohesive texts.
Richards and Renandya (2002:303). Many students are not interesting in
learning writing. One if the chief difficulties young people feel uneasy in writing
is lack of matters. They do not easily find anything to say about a subject. This is
natural, because their experience a general reading are limited.
Nation (2009:112) says that writing is an activity that can usefully be
prefared for by work in other skills of listening, speaking, and reading. This
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preparation can make it possible for words that have been used receptively to
come into productive use.
e. Speaking
Speaking is one of the four language skills that are not successful in
teaching and learning process at school. Speaking needs practice and practice.
Most of the students are able to understand English text but they do not have the
ability to speak or to communicate in English. In the other hand, the teachers more
focus their teaching in reading and structure, it couse the students get difficulty in
other skills especially in speaking.
Cameron (2001:40) mentions that speaking is the active use of language to
express meanings so that other people can make sense of them. To speak in the
foreign language in order to share understandings with other people requires
attention to precise details of the language. A speaker needs to find most
appropriate words and the correct grammar to convey meaning accurately and
precisely, and needs to organize the discourse so that a listener will understand.
Other problems that are commonly observed in the language classroom are
related to individual learners personalities and attitudes to the learning process
and learning speaking in particular.
They can be defined as follows (Ur 1995: 121):
1. Inhibition fear of making mistakes, losing face, criticism; shyness;
2. Nothing to say learners have problems with finding motives to speak,
formulating opinions or relevant comments;

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3. Low or uneven participation often caused by the tendency of some
learners to dominate in the group;
4. Mother-tongue use particularly common in less disciplined or less
motivated classes, learners find it easier or more natural to express
themselves in their native language.
f. Listening
Wenden (1986:46) states that it should be noted that the learners
perfection of their listening problem and strategies can affect their comprehension
both positively and negatively. Thus, in order to help studentsget improved with
their listening skill, it is needed finding out their listhening problems which couse
difficulties to them. The problems in listening were accompanied with the four
following factors: the message, the speaker, the listener and the physical setting.
Higgins (1995:47) says that the problem were believed to couse by the
speech rate, vocabulary and pronunciation. The problems of the students were for
the speed of delivery, new terminology and concept, difficulty in focusing and the
physical environment.
C. Theoretical Framework
Many students find problems in learning English. It is caused by various
factors. Such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, writing, etc. These factors
can be found almost in every school. The students do not have a good ability of
English.
In this research, the writer would focus on the problems that faced by the
students in learning English. It means that the researcher tries to find general
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problem in learning English. The respondent in this research are students in
junior high school students of SMP PGRI Marinding. The writer got information
by using interview and questionnaire.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
A. Setting
This research held at SMP PGRI Marinding of Tana Toraja, for the
students of SMP PGRI Marinding in academic 2015/2016. It is located at Jl. Poros
Lemo Marinding, Tana Toraja and had been in January 2016.
B. Data Sources
1. Primary Sources
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The primary source of the study was collected from the students of
SMP PGRI Marinding, through interview and questionnaire.
2. Secondary Sources
To complete the primary sources the writer went to library, read some
thesis, some books, and look for the source information from internet relate
to researching into the relevant subject.
C. Population and Sample
1. Population
The Population of this research were the students of SMP PGRI
Marinding in academic year 2015/2016. It consisted of 121 students and
divided into six classes (VII A : 20, VII B: 20, VIII A: 22, VIII B: 19, IX A:
18, IX B: 22).
2. Sample
This research used snowball method, so the writer took 30 students as
sample of SMP PGRI Marinding.
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D. Research Instrument
The instruments, in this research the writer used interview and
questionnaire to know what the obstacles faced by the students of SMP PGRI
Marinding in learning English.
E. Data Collection
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1. Library Research
The writer looked for some books in library as basic in this research,
reading and searching information from internet.
2. Field Research
In collecting data in the field research, the writer got the data from
interview and questionnaire.
F. Data Analysis
In order to got the require data, the writer used the library research and
field research. The researcher analyzed the data into qualitative description.
CHAPTER IV
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. FINDINGS
In this part, the writer presents the result of data analysis to know about the
obstacles faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in learning English. The
data from interview and questionnaire are presented as follow:
1. The data analysis obtained from the interview.
This section contains of what the obstacles faced by the students in
learning English. Here are the result of interview section:

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a. The difficulties in learning English.
Based on the result of students interview, it found that the difficulties in
learning English are students difficult in pronouncing the words and lack
of vocabularies. It can be shown from students interview below:
Researcher :Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris?

Mengapa ?
[What your difficulties when learning English? Why?]
Student 1 : Saya sulit dalam mengucapkan kata-kata dalam bahasa
Inggris yang jarang saya dengar. Karena kosa kata saya kurang.
[I difficult to pronounce the words in English which rarely I hear . because
I lack vocabularies.]
Student 2 : Saya sulit dalam pengucapan katanya. Karena kadang
saya membacanya dengan lurus.
[I difficult in pronouncing words. Because Sometimes I read the words in
alphabetically.]
Students 6 : Saya sulit mengucapkan kata yang baru saya dengar.
Karena kadang-kadang kata tersebut memiliki huruf yang banyak (kata
yang panjamg).
[I difficult to say a new wordS in the hearing. Because sometimes that
words has a letter that many (long word).]
Students 8 : Saya sulit mengucapkan kata. Karena kata dalam bahasa
Inggris sulit untuk diucapkan.
[I difficult to pronouncing the word. Because the words in English is
difficult to unpronounceable.]
b. The problem faced when learning English grammar.
Based on the result of students interview, it found that the
difficulties in learning English are students difficult in preparing sentence,
determine To be on tenses and sentence in making them lazy to learning
grammar. It can be shown from students interview below:
Researcher : Apa masalah yang anda temui ketika belajar

tatabahasa/grammar? Mengapa ?
[What your problem faced when learning English grammar? Why?]
Student 5 : Saya kesulitan dalam penyusunan kalimat. Karena ada
kata yang biasanya terbalik yang membuat saya bingung.
[I difficulty in drafting the sentence. Because there is an inverse word that
made me confused.]
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Students 7 : Sulit menyusun kaliamat dengan tepat. Karena saya tidak

mengerti penggunaan tenses, sehingga saya sulit dalam menyusun
kalimat.
[I difficulty in compile a sentences appropriately. Because I dont
understand the used of tenses, so that I difficult to compile a sentence.]
Students 12 : Saya kesulitan dalam menyusun sebuah kalimat. Karena
biasa teks dalam bahasa Inggris tidak beraturan.
[I difficulty in compile a sentence. Because usual text in English irregular.]
Students 14 : Saya kesulitan dalam menyusun kalimat. Karena saya
tidak paham dalam penggunaan tenses.
[I difficulty in compile a sentences. Because I dont understand the used of
tenses.]
c. The often incorrectly said word in English.
learning English are students difficulty in pronouncing the word. It can be
shown from students interview below:
Researcher : Apakah anda sering salah ucap kata dalam bahasa

Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your often incorrectly said word in English? Why?]
Students 12 : Iya..Karena tidak terbiasa berbicara dalam bahasa
Inggris.
[Yes.Because I unaccustomed to speaking in English.]
Students 13 : IyaKarena saya grogi mengucapkannya.
[Yes.because I nervous a pronouncing.]
Student 14 : Iya.Karena saya tidak tahu cara mengucapkannya.
[Yes.Because I dont know how to pronounce.]
Students 15 : Iya...Karena sering lupa cara pengucapannya.
[Yes. Because I often forgets to pronounce.]
d. The difficulties in speaking in English.
learning English are students difficulty in pronouncing words and reading
long sentences. It can be shown from students interview below:
Researcher : Apa kesulitan anda dalam berbicara/speaking dalam

bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your difficulties in speaking in English? Why?]
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Student 3 : Saya sulit mengucapakan kata yang baru saya dengar.

Karena kata yang terlalu panjang susah diucapkan.
[I difficult to say what I just heard. Because the word is too long difficult
be spoken.]
Students 10 : Saya sulit mengucapka kalimat yang panjang. Karena
kurangnya latihan berbicara yang saya lakukan.
[I difficult to say a long sentence. Because to lack of exercise speaking.]
Students 12 : Saya biasa salah ucap. Karena tidak terbiasa berbicara
dalam bahasa Inggris.
[I ordinary a mistake. Because I unaccustomed to speaking in English.]
Students 15 : Saya kesulitan dalam mengucapkan katanya. Karena
terlalu ribet dibaca dan diucapkan.
[I difficult in pronouncing a words. Because it is too complicated to read
and pronounce.]
e. The problems when learning to writing in English.
learning English are students difficulty in writing a new word that was
found. It can be shown from students interview below:
Researcher : Apa masalah anda ketika belajar menulis/writing dalam

bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your problems when learning to writing in English? Why?]
Students 5 : Saya sering salah dalam menulis, kadang huruf terbalik

atau ada yang hilang. Karena tidak konsentrasi dalam menulis.
[I often wrong in writing, sometimes the letters upside down or missing.
Because I dont concentration in writing.]
Students 8 : Saya sering menulis kata dan kata tersebut tidak tepat
dan kurang hurufnya. Karena saya jarang latihan menulis.
[I often writes the word and it is not appropriate and less letters. Because I
rarely writing exercises.]
Students 9 : Saya kesulitan pada saat menulis kosa kata baru. Karena
kosa kata baru tersebut sulit saya tulis.
[I difficult when write new vocabulary. Because new vocabulary difficult I
write.]
Students 10 : Saya kesulitan menulis kata baru yang baru saya lihat.
Karena kata baru tersebut tidak mungkin langsung bisa saya tulis tanpa
latihan terlebih dahulu.
[I difficult writing new words that I find. Because the new word not be
directly I wrote without exercise .]
f. The problems find in mastering English vocabulary.

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difficulties in learning English are students difficulties in memorizing new
vocabulary and lazy open dictionary.It can be shown from students
interview below:
Researcher : Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai

vocabulary/kosa kata bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your problems find in mastering English vocabulary? Why? ]
Student 1 : Sulit untuk menhafal kata-kata baru yang asing saya
dengar.
[I difficult to remember the new words unfamiliar to heard. I rarely open a
dictionary and less of vocabulary.]
Students 11 : Saya tidak mampu menghapal semua kosa kata, baik
dalam buku maupun yang ada dalam kamus. Karena saya jarang buka
kamus bahasa Inggris.
[I not able memorize all vocabulary in both the book and dictionary.
Because I raryly open English dictionary .]
Students 15 : Saya tidak bisa menghafal. Karena jarang menghafal.
[I could not memorize. Because I rarely memorized.]
g. The difficulties when listening a passage which was rea by the teacher
when you learn.
difficulties in learning English are difficult to understand what they
listening when a reader reading too quickly. It can be shown from students
interview below:
Researcher : Apa kesulitan anda pada saat mendengarkan/listening

sebuah bacaan yang dibacakan oleh guru pada saat belajar? Mengapa?
[What your difficulties when listening a passage which was reading by the
teacher during study? Why]
Student 2 : Sulit mendengarkannya. Apabila guru cepat membaca
atau menjelaskan bacaan saya sulit memahami apa yang dimaksud.]
[I difficult to understand what I listening. If the teacher was too fast to read
the passage, I was difficult to understand what is mean.]
Students 9 : Apabila dibaca terlalu cepat. Saya tidak mengerti apabila
kata yang dibacakan dengan terlalu cepat menjadi tidak jelas.
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[If read too quickly. Because I dont know if the words was read too
quickly becomes clear.]
Students 10 : Saya sulit mendengarkan bacaan apabila terlalu cepat
dibaca. Karena apabila saya mendengarkan sebuah bacaan terlalu cepat
saya tidak dapat memahami apa yang dimaksud dalam bacaan tersebut.
[I difficult to listen to read too quickly to read. Because I listened to
reading too fast, I can not understand what is mean in a text.]
h. The difficulties found in reading a text in English.

difficulties in learning English are difficult difficulty in reading new words
recently hear. It can be shown from students interview below:
Researcher : Apa kesulitan yang anda temukan dalam membaca/reading

sebuah teks dalam bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your difficulties found in reading a text in English?
Why?]
Students 11 : Saya kesulitan mengucapkan kata demi kata yang baru
saya dengar. Karena saya kurang lancar membaca sebuah teks bahasa
Inggris.
[I difficulty pronouncing a new word for word what I listen. Because I less
fluent a read an English text.]
Students 14 : Saya kesulitan dalam membaca kata per kata. Karena
menurut saya itu sulit.
[I difficult in reading word for word. Because according to me it is difficult.]
Students 15 : Saya kesulitan membaca kata baru. Karena jarang latihan
membaca.
[I difficulty in read new words. Because I rarely a reading practice.]
The result of the interview above suggest, that there are some problems
faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in learning English. The content of
the interview were conducted to obtain information about the problems.
The first problem is lack of grammar. This problems makes the students
difficulties in setting the sentence and determine to be what they will used in
tenses. The second problem is pronunciation. They are difficult to pronounce new
words are encountered and used to read the alphabrtically. One more thing, they
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are not confident in reading, speaking, and pronounce the word in English. The
third problem is vocabularies. Their difficulty in memorizing new vocabulary.
They are lazy find new vocabulary in dictionary so that they did not master the
vocabulary. The fourth problem is Listening. This problem is too difficult for
students. They are not able to understand a word of what they hear. The last
problem is writing. Their difficulty in writing new words they have just find.
Consequently they wrote the word incorrectly.
2. The data analysis obtained from the questionnaire.
In this section, the writer presents the data from questionnaire. The table
below shows the result of the questionnaire.
The data obtained through closed item of the questionnaire.
Frequency
Item
A B C D Total
1. 1 3 23 3 30
2. 3 25 1 1 30
3. 1 19 10 0 30
4. 0 23 6 1 30
5. 0 26 3 1 30
6. 4 22 4 0 30
7. 0 20 9 1 30
8. 0 23 6 1 30
9. 0 20 10 0 30
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10. 0 25 2 3 30
11. 11 18 1 0 30
12. 2 10 17 1 30
13. 0 13 16 1 30
14. 0 26 4 0 30
15. 2 26 2 0 30
16. 10 17 2 1 30
17. 1 18 10 1 30
18. 5 23 2 0 30
19. 1 16 12 1 30
20. 0 25 4 1 30
Based on the table above, the result of the data analysis will be presented
as follows.
Item 1
This item about grammar is one of the element to studied. Based on the
questionnaire, there are 1 student said is very difficult. Then, 3 students who
said is difficult. There are 23 student said is easy for them to studied. And
then 3 studenst said that is very easy to study.
[Most of students stated that easy about the grammar is one of the element
to study.]
Item 2
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This item about student nervous when reading English texts. There are 3
students said that always. Then 25 students said that sometimes. Then, 1
student said rarely and 1 student who never nervous.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes nervous when reading English
texts.]
Item 3
This item about pronounce the word in English. There are 1 student who
said very difficult, 19 students said difficult, 10 students who said easy. It
means that, most tha students said difficult to pronounce the word in
English.
[Most of students stated that they difficult in pronounce the words in
English.]
Item 4
This item about memorize vocabulary in English. There are 23 students said
sometimes, 6 students said rarely and 1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes memorizing English
vocabulary.]
Item 5
This item about memorize new vocabulary every day. There are 26 students
said sometimes, 3 students said rarely, and 1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes memorize new vocabulary
every day.]
Item 6
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This item about learning English at home. There are 4 students said always,
22 students said sometimes, and 4 students said rarely.
[ Most of students stated that they sometimes learning English at home.]
Item 7
This item about speak using the English. There are 20 students said
sometimes, 9 students said rarely and 1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes speak using the English.]
Item 8
This item about writing a word in English. There are 23 students said that
very difficult, 6 students said easy and 1 student said very easy.
[Most of students stated that they very difficult writing a word in the
English.
Item 9
This item about listen to reading and understanding. There are 20 students
said difficult and 10 students said easy.
[Most of students stated that they difficult listen to reading and
understanding.]
Item 10
This item about learning grammar at home. There are 25 students said
sometimes, 2 students said rarely and 3 students said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes learning grammar at home.]
Item 11
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This item about listening to music that English. There are 11 students said
always, 18 students said sometimes and 1 student said rarely.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes listening to music that
English.]
Item 12
This item about when listening to a song in English. There are 2 students
said very difficult, 10 students said difficult, 17 students said easy and 1
student said very easy.
[Most of students stated that they easy when listening to a song in English.]
Item 13
This item about reading a books or magazine that English. There are 13
students said sometimes, 16 students said rarely and 1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they rarely reading a books or magazine that
English.]
Item 14
This item about reading English and understanding the meaning of the
words. There are 26 students said difficult, 4 students said easy.
[Most of students stated that they difficult when reading English and
understanding the meaning.]
Item 15
This item about reading the words in the English that I hear foreign. There
are 2 students said very difficult, 26 students said difficult, and 2 students
said easy.
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[Most of students stated that they difficult reading the word in the English
that hear foreign.]
Item 16
This item about practice in writing words in the English. There are 10
students said always, 17 students said sometimes, 2 students said rarely and
1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes practice writing words in the
English.]
Item 17
This item about writing words in English the same pronunciation word.
There are 1 student said very difficult, 18 students said difficult, 10 students
said easy and 1 student said very easy.
[Most of students stated that they difficult writing the word in English the
same pronunciation.]
Item 18
This item about practice speaking in English. There are 5 students said
always, 23 students said sometimes, 2 students said rarely.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes practice speaking in English.]
Item 19
This item about difficulties in speak in English. There are 1 student said
very difficult, 16 students said difficult, 12 students said easy and 1 student
said very easy.
[Most of students stated that they difficult speaking in English.]

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Item 20
This item about the frequency in speaking in English. There are 25 students
said sometimes, 4 students said rarely and 1 student said never.
[Most of students stated that they sometimes speaking in English.]
B. Discussion
Based on the research findings of the obstacles faced by the students of
SMP PGRI Marinding in learning English, then the writer presents the following
discussion are as follows:
a. Grammar
Wilson (1998:20) says that English Grammar is complex, make it
difficult to remember, master and use logically. Ensuring you use the
correct grammar can be tricky, especially when you are in conversation
with someone and they are speaking at an alarmingly fast pace.
This problems makes the students difficulties in setting the sentence and
determine To be what they will be used in tenses.
Regarding with Tangki (2013) in his research about The problem in
speaking English faced by the fourth semester student of English
Department of UKI Toraja : FKIP, stated that one of the problem is
grammar.
This result, the problem makes the students difficulties in setting
the sentence and determine To be what they will be used in tenses. So can
be concluded that grammar is one of the problem in learning English.
b. Pronunciaction, Reading and Speaking

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Pronunciation refers to the way in which we make the sound of
words.
Regarding Morley (1998:154) stated that knowing how to
pronounce words in English can be very difficult as it isnt always
obvious.
Reading is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and
getting meaning from them.
Speaking is the delivery of language through the mouth. To speak
we create sound using many parts of our body including the lungs, vocal
tract, vocal chords, tongue, teeth, and lips.
Regarding Sanggam Siahaan( 2008:95) stated that, Issues in
Linguistics (Yogyakarta: Graha Ilmu). It means that speaking is a persons
skills to produce sounds that exists at the meaning and be understood by
other people, so that able to create of good communication. It is a mental
concept that processed by someone in such a way to form a meaning when
uttered.
This result, They are difficult to pronounce new words are
encountered and used to read the word alphabetically. One more thing,
they are not confident reading, speaking, and pronounce the word in
English.
c. Writing
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Writing is the process of using symbols (letters of the alphabet,
punction, and spaces) to communicate thoughts and ideas in readable
form.
Regarding Richards and Renandya (2002:303). Many students are
not interesting in learning writing. One if the chief difficulties young
people feel uneasy in writing is lack of matters. They do not easily find
anything to say about a subject. This is natural, because their experience a
general reading are limited.
This result, They difficulty in writing new words they have just
find. Consequently they wrote the word incorrectly.
d. Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar
to that person.a vocabulary usually develops with age, and serves as useful
and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge.
Regarding with Tangki (2013) in his research about The problem in
speaking English faced by the fourth semester student of English
Department of UKI Toraja : FKIP, stated that one of the problem is
vocabulary.
This result, They difficulty in memorizing vocabulary. They are
lazy find new vocabulary in dictionary so that they did not master the
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vocabulary. So can be concluded that vocabulary is problem in learning
English.
e. Listening
Listening is receiving language through the ears. Listening involves
identifying the sound of speech and processing them into words and
sentences.
Higgins (1995:47) says that the problem were believed to couse
by the speech rate, vocabulary and pronunciation. The problems of the
students were for the speed of delivery, new terminology and concept,
difficulty in focusing and the physical environment.
This result, the problem is too difficult for students. They are not
able to understand a word of what they hear. So can be concluded that
listening is problem in learning English.
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This chapter consist of two sections. The first section contains conclusion
which based on the research finding and discussion. The second section contains
some suggestions based on the conclusion.
1. Conclusion
Based on the result of the data analysis, the writer concludes that the
SMP PGRI Marinding find many obstacles in learning English. The obstacles
faced by the students in learning English can be concluded as follows.

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a. Grammar
This problems makes the students difficulties in setting the sentence
and determine to be what they will be used in tenses.
b. Pronunciaction, Reading and Speaking
They are difficult to pronounce new words that encountered and used
to read the word alphabetically. One more thing, they are not confident in
reading, speaking, and pronuncing the words in English.
c. Writing
They difficulty in writing new words they have just find. Consequently
they wrote the word incorrectly.
d. Vocabulary
They difficulty in memorizing vocabulary. They are lazy find new
vocabulary in dictionary so that they did not master of vocabulary.
e. Listening
This problem is too difficult for students. They are not able to
understand a word that they hear.
2. Suggestion
a. For the students
The researcher suggest to have some literature books such as
dictionary, grammar and other literature. The students must find many
sources such as internet, articles to support in learning. The most
important thing students should study hard.
b. For a teacher
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In this case the instructor is a teacher. How teachers give considerable
influence on the learning process. The teacher to explain any material
that is taught so that students can understand what they have learned
and continue to motivate students.
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APPENDIX A
INTERVIEW QUESTION UNTUK MENEMUKAN MASALAH YANG DI
HADAPI SISWA SMP PGRI MARINDING DALAM BELAJAR BAHASA
INGGRIS
ALAMAT: Jln.. Poros Lemo Marinding, Tana Toraja
Interview
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Interview ini digunakan untuk mengetahui masalah-masalah yang dihadapi
siswa SMP PGRI Marinding dalam belajar bahasa Inggris.
1 Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris?
2 Apa masalah yang anda temui ketika belajar tatabahasa/grammar?
3 Apakah anda sering salah ucap kata dalam bahasa Inggris?
4 Apa kesulitan anda dalam berbicara/speaking dalam bahasa Inggris?
5 Apa masalah anda ketika belajar menulis/writing dalam bahasa Inggris?
6 Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai vocabulary/kosa kata
bahasa Inggris?
7 Apa kesulitan anda pada saat mendengarkan/listening sebuah bacaan yang
dibacakan oleh guru pada saat belajar?
8 Apa kesulitan yang anda temukan dalam membaca/reading sebuah teks dalam
bahasa Inggris?
Respondent : Student 1
Interview day & date : Wednesday, 18 January 2016
Interview time : 10.00-10.15
1. Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris?
Saya sulit dalam mengucapkan kata-kata dalam bahasa Inggris
yang jarang saya dengar. Karena kosa kata saya kurang.
[I difficult to pronounce the words in English which rarely I hear .

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because I lack vocabularies.]
Apa masalah yang anda temui ketika belajar tatabahasa/grammar?
Mengapa ?
2. Saya sulit memahami, Karena saya kadang kurang menegerti dengan
dengan tata bahasa yang biasa digunakan dalam sebuah teks.
[I difficult to understand about grammar. Because I sometimes not
understand the grammar used in a text.]

3. Apakah anda sering salah ucap kata dalam bahasa Inggris?
Mengapa?
[Do you often say the words incorrectly in English? Why?]
Ya.. Karena biasa kata-kata bahasa Inggris yang saya ucapkan
terlalu panjang dan biasa juga memiliki huruf yang dobel.
[Yesbecause usually a words in English I say too long and
commonly also have double letters.]

4. Apa kesulitan anda dalam berbicara/speaking dalam bahasa
Inggris?Mengapa?

Kadang saya kurang mengerti dengan kata-katanya.
[Sometimes I do not understand the words.]

5. Apa masalah anda ketika belajar menulis/writing dalam bahasa
Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your problems when learn to write in English? Why?]
Ada kata-kata baru yang saya dengar dan saya tidak mengerti.
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Ketika ada kata baru yang saya dengar , saya tidak bisa
menulisnya dengan tepat.
[There is a new word that hear, I could not write correctly.]

6. Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai vocabulary/kosa
kata bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What problems that find in mastering English vocabulary? Why? ]
Sulit untuk menhafal kata-kata baru yang asing saya dengar.
[I difficult to remember the new words unfamiliar to heard. I rarely
open a dictionary and less of vocabulary.]

7. Apa kesulitan anda pada saat mendengarkan/listening sebuah
bacaan yang dibacakan oleh guru pada saat belajar? Mengapa?
[What your difficulties when listening a passage which was read by
the teacher when you learn? Why?]
Saya kurang memahami kata-kata dalam sebuah teks. Karena kosa
kata saya kurang.
[I dont understand the words in a text I lack of vocabularies.]

8. Apa kesulitan yang anda temukan dalam membaca/reading sebuah
teks dalam bahasa Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your difficulties found in reading a text in English? Why?]
Saya sulit memahami sebagian kata-kata dalam sebuah teks. Karena
kosa kata saya kurang.
[I difficult to understand most of the words in a text because I lack
of vocabulary.]
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Interview time :10.20-10.30
1. Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris?
Saya sulit dalam pengucapan katanya. Karena kadang saya
membacanya dengan lurus.
[I difficult in pronouncing words. Because Sometimes I read the
words in alphabetically.]
2. Apa masalah yang anda temui ketika belajar tatabahasa/grammar?
Mengapa ?
Saya sulit dalam penyusunan kalimat. Saya tidak tahu harus
menempatkan To be nya dimana.
[I difficult in making a sentence. I did not know where to put To be.]

Mengapa?
Biasa.Karena saya lupa apa yang akan saya ucapkan.
[Usual.. Because I forgot what was going on his say.]

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Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit dalam pengucapannya. Karena kosa kata saya kurang.
[I difficult in pronunciaction. Because I less of vocabulary.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Ketika di dikte oleh guru, saya menulis katanya tidak tepat. Karena
saya kurang kosa kata.
[When dictated by the teacher, I wrote the words is not right.
Because I lack of vocabulary.
[What problems that find in mastering English vocabulary? Why? ]
Saya kadang jarang buka kamus. Karena saya malas.
[I rarely open dictionary. Because I was lazy.]

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Sulit mendengarkannya. Apabila guru cepat membaca atau
menjelaskan bacaan saya sulit memahami apa yang dimaksud.]
[I difficult to understand what I listening. If the teacher was too fast
to read the passage, I was difficult to understand what is mean.]
Saya sulit dengan cara pengucapannya dalam membaca. Karena
saya biasa membaca kata dengan lurus.
[I was difficult to pronunciaction in reading. Because I used to read
the word alphabetically.]
1. Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris? Mengapa ?
Saya sulit menguasai kosa kata. Karena apabila ada kata baru yang
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saya dengar saya sulit menghapalnya.
[I difficult to mastery the vocabulary. Because if there was a new
word that I heard. I was difficult to memorize.]

Mengapa ?
Saya sulit menentukan To be yang digunakan pada kalimat. Karena
saya tidak paham.
[I was difficult to determine To be used in a sentence. Because I
dont understand.]
Mengapa?
Iya..Saya bingung mengucapkan katanya.
[Yes. I confused to say the word.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit mengucapakan kata yang baru saya dengar. Karena kata
yang terlalu panjang susah diucapkan.
[I difficult to say what I just heard. Because the word is too long
difficult be spoken.]
Inggris?Mengapa?

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Saya kesulitan pada saat di dikte. Karena ada kata yang sama
pengucapannya tapi berbeda artinya.
[I difficulties when in dictation. Because there is the same word
pronunciation but different meaning.]

[What problems that find in mastering English vocabulary? Why?]
Saya sulit menghafal kosa kata dan jarang buka kamus. Karena saya
malas buka kamus.
[I difficult to memorize vocabulary and rarely open dictionary,
because I was lazy to open a dictionary.]

Saya kesulitan pada saat di baca terlalu cepat. Karena kalau terlalu
cepat ada kata yang tidak dapat dipahami.
[I was difficulties when read too fast. Because if there is a quick read
that word can not be understood.]

Saya kesulitan pada pengucapan katanya. Karena ada kata baru
yang asing di dengar.
[She had trouble on his pronunciation. Because not new foreign

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words heard.]
Saya sulit mendengar dan memahami kata demi kata dalam bahasa
Inggris. Karena kurangnya kosa kata yang saya ketahui.
[I difficult to hear and understand every word in English. Because
less of vocabulary I knew.]

Mengapa ?
Saya kesulitan dengan cara mengucapkan kata. Karena saya sering
membaca lurus kata-katanya. Contohnya : Kata who dibaca wo.
[I difficulty with how to pronounce the word. Because he often read
words alphabetically. For example, Who read the word Wo.]

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Apakah anda sering salah ucap kata dalam bahasa Inggris?
Mengapa?
Iya.Karena ada teks yang sangat panjang dan kata-kata baru
yang saya temukan dan saya sangat sulit mengucapkannya.
[Yes.. Because there are very long texts and new words that I
found and I very difficult to pronounce.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Pengucapan dan pelafalan kata demi kata dan penggunaan tanda
baca.
[I difficult to writing a word that is often lost letters and changing
the meaning and used of punctuation. Because less of writing
exercises.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Penulisan kata yang sering kehilangan huruf dan berubah arti dan
penggunaan tanda baca. Karena kurangnya latihan menulis kata
[I difficult to write a word that is often lost letters and changing the
meaning and used of punctuation. Because less of writing

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exercises.]
5. Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai
Saya sulit menghafal dan memahami arti kata. Karena saya jarang
buka kamus di rumah.
[I difficult to memorize and understand the meaning of the word.
Because I rarely opened a dictionary at home.]

Apa kesulitan anda pada saat mendengarkan/listening sebuah
6. the teacher when you learn? Why?]
Sulit memahami kata yang sedng dibaca oleh guru. Karena
kurangnya kosa kata yang saya miliki.
[I difficult to understand the words being read by the teacher.
Because I less of vocabulary.]

Apa kesulitan yang anda temukan dalam membaca/reading sebuah

7.
Sulit memahami arti kata dalam teks. Kurangnya kosa kata yang
saya miliki.
[I difficult to understand the meaning of words in a text. Because I
less of vocabulary.]
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Menyusun kalimat. Saya bermaslah dalam kosa kata.
[Trouble to make sentences. Because I trouble in vocabulary.]

Mengapa ?
Saya kesulitan dalam penyusunan kalimat. Karena ada kata yang
biasanya terbalik yang membuat saya bingung.
[I difficulty in drafting the sentence. Because there is an inverse word
that made me confused.]

Mengapa?
3.
[What your often incorrectly said word in English? Why?]
IyaKarena saya selalu membaca lurus.
[Yes. Because she was always read straight.]

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Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan dalam menucapkan kata. Karena ada kata dalam
bahasa Inggris susah di ucapakan.
[I difficult to pronouncing the word. Because there are difficult words
in English is un pronounceable.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
[What your problems when learn to write in English? Why?]Saya
sering salah dalam menulis, kadang huruf terbalik atau ada yang
hilang. Karena tidak konsentrasi dalam menulis.
[I often wrong in writing, sometimes the letters upside down or
missing. Because I dont concentration in writing.]

Saya kurang membaca. Karena saya lebih suka menghitung.
[I less to read. Because I prefers to count.]

Saya cukup sulit memahami bacaan yang saya dengarkan tersebut.

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Karena kosa kata saya masih kurang.
[I quite difficult to understand what I listening to the read. Because I
lacking of vocabulary.]
Terkadang saya salah mengucapkan katanya. Karena apabila saya
membaca kosa kata yang masih asing saya dengar, disitu membuat
saya kesulitan membaca sebuah teks.
[Sometimes I mispronounce a words. Because when I read the words
that are unfamiliar I heard, there made me difficult to reading a text.]
Saya sulit mengucapkan kata yang baru saya dengar. Karena
kadang-kadang kata tersebut memiliki huruf yang banyak (kata

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yang panjamg).
[I difficult to say a new wordS in the hearing. Because sometimes
that words has a letter that many (long word).]

Mengapa ?
Ketika menyusun kalimat. Karena kadang terjadi kesalahan saat
saya menyusun kalimat seperti sepatu sekolah, saya
terjemahkan lurus ke dalam bahasa Inggris menjadi shoes
school, itu merupkan keslahan tetapi yang seharusnya adalah
school shoes.
[When compile a sentence. Because sometimes an error occurred
while I compile a sentence such as sepatu sekolah, I translated
straight into English to be a shoes school, it was a mistakes but
that should be a school shoes.]

Mengapa?
IyaKarena ada kata yang jarang saya dengar jadi saya sering
salah ucap.
[Yes.. Because there was a rarely word I heard so I often a
mistake.]
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Inggris?Mengapa?
Kesulitan saya yaitu sulit mengucapkan kata yang terlalu panjang.
[I difficult to pronouncing the words too long.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit untuk mengingat apa yang saya baca dan yang akan
saya tulis. Karena dalam kata tersebut adanya gabungan huruf
yang sulit di ingat dan untuk dituliskan.
[I difficult to remember what I read and I would write. Because the
word is the combination of letters that are difficult to remember and
to be written.]
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Pengucapan kata dalam bahasa Inggris yang sulit membuat saya
tidak bisa menguasai kosa kata. Karena kadang terdapat kata yang
sulit untuk dipahami sehingga sulit untuk di ucapkan dan di ingat.
[Pronunciations in English that difficult to make me can not master of
vocabulary. Because sometimes there is a difficult word to understand
so difficult to pronounce and remember.]
Saya sulit memahami bacaan yang di dengar. Karena kata tersebut
jarang dibaca atau temukan.
[I difficult to understand passages in the hearing. Because the word is
rarely read or found.]
Saya sulit memahami kata dalam sebuah teks. Karena kata tersebut
jarang dibaca sehingga saya sulit membacanya.

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[I difficult to understand the words in a text. Because the word is
rarely to read so that I difficult to read.]
Kesuliatan saya adalah memahami kosa kata. Karena saya tidak bisa
menguasai kosa kata dengan cepat.
[I difficult to understanding vocabulary. Because I could not master
the vocabulary quickly.]

Mengapa ?
2. Sulit menyusun kaliamat dengan tepat. Karena saya tidak mengerti
penggunaan tenses, sehingga saya sulit dalam menyusun kalimat.
[I difficulty in compile a sentences appropriately. Because I dont
understand the used of tenses, so that I difficult to compile a
sentence.]
Mengapa?
Iya.Karena saya jarang buka kamus jadi mengucapkan kata

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menjadi salah ucap.
[Yes. Because I rarely open dictionary so say the word a mistake.]

Apa kesulitan anda dalam berbicara/speaking dalam bahasa
Inggris?Mengapa?

4.
Saya gugup dan tidak pede dalam berbicara. Karena banyak kata
dalam bahasa Inggris yang sulit diucapkan.
[I nervous and not confident in speaking. Because many words in
English are difficult to pronounce.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Apabila ada kata baru yang saya temukan dalam sebuah teks atau
bacaan. Karena kata baru yang saya temukan tersebut sulit saya
tuliskan.
[when there is a new word that I find in a text or reading. Because the
new word that I find it difficult I wrote.]

Saya jarang buka kamus bahasa Inggris. Karena saya malas.
[I rarely open English dictionary. Because I lazy.]


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Apabila terlalu cepat dibaca. Karena saya tidak terlalu mengerti jika
mendengarkan sebuah bacaan terlalu cepat sehingga kurang jelas.
[If too quickly to read. Because I dont quite understand when listen
to a read too fast so it is less obvious.]

Saya sulit memahami kata tersebut. Karena kata tersebut jarang
dibaca sehingga sulit
[I difficult to understand the word. Because the word is rarely to read
so it is difficult.]
Saya sulit mengucapkan kata. Karena kata dalam bahasa Inggris
sulit untuk diucapkan.
[I difficult to pronouncing the word. Because the words in English
is difficult to unpronounceable.]
Mengapa ?

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Saya sulit menyusun kalimat. Karena saya jarang latihan menyusun
kalimat.
[I difficult to compile a sentences. Because I rarely exercises
compile a sentences.]
Mengapa?
Iya.Karena sulit mengucapkan kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
[Yes. Because I difficult to say the word in English.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit dalam mengucapkan kata. Karena kata-kata dalam
bahasa Inggris membingungkan, terlalu ribet untuk diucapkan.
[I difficult to pronouncing the word. Because of the words in
English is confused, too complicated to pronounce.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sering menulis kata dan kata tersebut tidak tepat dan kurang
hurufnya. Karena saya jarang latihan menulis.
[I often writes the word and it is not appropriate and less letters.
Because I rarely writing exercises.]

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6. Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai
Saya jarang buka kamus sehingga kosa kata saya masih kurang.
Karena saya malas buka kamus bahasa Inggris.
[I rarely open English dictionary so that vocabulary still lacking.
Because I lazy open English dictionary.]
Saya tidak mengerti dengan apa yang dibacakan. Karena saya
jarang melakukannya dan saya tidak konsentrasi saat
mendengarkan sebuah bacaan tersebut.
[I dont understand what was read. Because I rarely do it and I dont
concentrate when listen to a read.]

Membaca kata tersebut dengan tidak tepat. Karena sulit bagi saya.
[I difficult to raed the word correctly. Because it is difficult for me.]
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Saya kesulitan dalam memahami kosa kata. Karena saya tidak
mengerti jika di jelaskan terlalu cepat.
[I difficult to understand of vocabulary. Because I did not understand
if explained too fast.]

Mengapa ?
Saya sulit menyusun kalimat. Karena saya tidak mengerti
penggunaan To be dan bentuk lampau, sementara terjadi dst.
[I difficulty in compile sentences. Because I did not understand the
used To be and the past tense, simple present continues etc.]

Mengapa?
Iya.Karena apabila ada kata baru yang baru saya baca, disitulah
saya sulit mengucapkannya.
[Yes. Because if the new word I just read, thats where I difficult to
pronounce.]
Inggris?Mengapa?

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Saya kesulitan apabila ada kata baru yang baru saya temukan.
Karena menurut saya, saya sulit mengucapkannya.
[I difficult when tehere is a new word that I found. Because according
to me, I difficult to pronounce.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan pada saat menulis kosa kata baru. Karena kosa kata
baru tersebut sulit saya tulis.
[I difficult when write new vocabulary. Because new vocabulary
difficult I write.]
Saya sulit menguasai kosa kata baru. Karena saya jarang buka
kamus bahasa Inggris, selain itu saya bukan bermaksud malas
tetapi banyak pekerjaan atau tugas dari sekolah yang saya
kerjakan.
[I difficult to master a new vocabulary. Because I rarely open English
dictionary, other than that I did not mean lazy but a lot of work or
tasks of school I do.]


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Apabila dibaca terlalu cepat. Saya tidak mengerti apabila kata yang
dibacakan dengan terlalu cepat menjadi tidak jelas.
[If read too quickly. Because I dont know if the words was read too
quickly becomes clear.]

Saya sulit memahami kata-katanya. Karena kata baru yang jarang
saya baca tersebut membuat saya kesulitan untuk membacanya.
[I difficult to understand the words. Because the new words I read
rarely makes me difficult to read.]
Apa kesulitan anda ketika belajar bahasa Inggris? Mengapa ?
1. Saya sulit menanggapi kosa kata. Karena saya tidak mengerti jika di
jelaskan terlalu cepat.
[I difficult to response of vocabulary. Because I dont understand if
described too fast.]

Mengapa ?
Saya sulit dalam menyusun sebuah kalimat. Karena saya bingung

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menentukan To be apa yang akan digunakan pada setiap kalimat
yang akan saya buat.
[I difficult in compile a sentences. Because I confuse To be what will
be used on each sentence I would make.]

Mengapa?
Iya.Karena saya sulit mengucapkan kata baru yang saya temui.
[Yes. Because I difficult to say a new word that just find.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit mengucapka kalimat yang panjang. Karena kurangnya
latihan berbicara yang saya lakukan.
[I difficult to say a long sentence. Because to lack of exercise
speaking.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan menulis kata baru yang baru saya lihat. Karena kata
baru tersebut tidak mungkin langsung bisa saya tulis tanpa latihan
terlebih dahulu.
[I difficult writing new words that I find. Because the new word not
be directly I wrote without execise .]

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Saya tidak bisa menguasai kosa kata terlalu banyak. Karena saya
jarang buka kamus bahasa inggris dan faktor malas.
[I can not master of vocabulary too much. Because I rarely open
English dictionary and lazy factor.]

Saya sulit mendengarkan bacaan apabila terlalu cepat dibaca.
Karena apabila saya mendengarkan sebuah bacaan terlalu cepat
saya tidak dapat memahami apa yang dimaksud dalam bacaan
tersebut.
[I difficult to listen to read too quickly to read. Because I listened to
reading too fast, I can not understand what is mean in a text.]

Saya kesulitan membaca kata baru yang ada dalam sebuah teks.
Karena pengucapan katanya sulit dibaca.
[I difficulty in reading new words in a text. Because pronunciation is
difficult to read.]
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1. Saya sulit memahami arti sebuah kata. Karena jika ada kata-kata
dibacakan, saya kurang memahami artinya.
[I difficult understand the meaning of a word, because if there is word
were read, I dont understand the meaning.]

Mengapa ?

2.
Saya kurang mengerti tentang grammar. Karena saya tidak mengerti
dengan penggunaan To be.
[I dont understand about grammar. Because I didnt understand the
used To be.]
Mengapa?
Iya.Karena biasa saya menganggap bahwa apa yang saya ucapkan
tersebut sudah benar, tetapi sebenarnya salah.
[Yes.. Because sometimes I suppose that what I say is correct, but
actually wrong.]
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Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sulit mengucapkan kata-kata dalam bahasa Inggris. Karena
sulit menurut saya.
[I difficult pronounce words in English. Because difficult to me.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sering salah tulis kata. Karena saya kurang hapal kata demi
kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
[I often mistakenly written. Because I less memorized word for word
in English.]
Saya tidak mampu menghapal semua kosa kata, baik dalam buku
maupun yang ada dalam kamus. Karena saya jarang buka kamus
bahasa Inggris.
[I not able memorize all vocabulary in both the book and dictionary.
Because I raryly open English dictionary .]


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Kadang saya tidak mengerti apa yang saya dengarkan dari bacaan
tersebut. Karena saya tidak mengerti apa dimaksud dalam bacaan
tersebut.
[Sometimes I listening from reading. Because doesnt understand
what is mean in text of reading.]

Saya kesulitan mengucapkan kata demi kata yang baru saya dengar.
Karena saya kurang lancar membaca sebuah teks bahasa Inggris.
[I difficulty pronouncing a new word for word what I listen. Because
I less fluent a read an English text.]
Saya kesulitan menerjemahkan teks. Karena jarang buka kamus.
[I difficulty in translate a text. Because I rarely open dictionary.]

Mengapa ?

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Saya kesulitan dalam menyusun sebuah kalimat. Karena biasa teks
dalam bahasa Inggris tidak beraturan.
[I difficulty in compile a sentence. Because usual text in English
irregular.]
Mengapa?
Iya..Karena tidak terbiasa berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.
[Yes.Because I unaccustomed to speaking in English.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya biasa salah ucap. Karena tidak terbiasa berbicara dalam
bahasa Inggris.
[I ordinary a mistake. Because I unaccustomed to speaking in
English.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sering salah tulis kata. Karena tidak terbiasa menulis kata
[I often mistakenly written a word. I unaccustomed to write a word in
English.]
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Biasa saya sudah ingat kata tersebut tetapi besok tidak ingat lagi.
Karena daya ingat saya kurang.
[I usually has to remember the words, but the next day I doesnt
remember anymore. Because my memory is less.]

Kadang saya tidak paham apa yang saya dengarkan. Karena saya
tidak biasa mendengarkan sebuah bacaan.
[Sometimes I dont understand what I was listening . Because I was
unaccustomed to listen to read.]

Saya sering salah baca. Karena tulisannya beda dengan cara
membacanya.
[I often wrong to reading. Because in English writing different from
how to read.]
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1. [What your difficulties when learning English? Why?]
Saya kesulitan menghafal kata. Karena saya jarang buka kamus.
[I difficult memorizing a words. Because I rarely open dictionary.]

Mengapa ?

2.
Saya kesulitan dalam menyusun kalimat. Karena saya malas belajar
grammar.
[I difficult in compile a sentences. Because I lazy to learn of
grammar.]
Mengapa?
3.
IyaKarena saya grogi mengucapkannya.
[Yes.because I nervous a pronouncing.]

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Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya sering salah mengucapkan kata. Karena jarang latihan
membaca.
[He was often mispronounce a words. Because rarely exercise
reading.]
Inggris?Mengapa?
Kata-katanya terlalu susah untuk ditulis. Karena tulisannya aneh-
aneh dan membingungkan saya.
[The words are difficult to write. Because of his strange and
confusing me.]
Saya tidak bisa menghafal. Karena jarang menghafal.
[I could not memorize. Because I rarely memorized.]

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[What your difficulties when listening a passage which was rea by
the teacher during study? Why]
Saya kesulitan mendengarkan bacaan saat dibaca terlalu cepat.
Karena saya tidak mengerti apa yang dimaksud dalam bacaan
tersebut.
[I difficulty to listen a read when read too fast. Because I dont
understand what is mean in the text.]

Saya kesulitan dalam membaca setiap kata baru yang saya jumpai.
Karena kata tersebut baru saya lihat dan saya tidak bisa
membacanya.
[I difficult to reading the new word that I encountered. Because the
new word just find and could not read.]

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Saya kadang tidak mengerti arti dari setiap kata. Karena kosa kata
saya kurang.
[Sometimes I dont understand the meaning of each word. Because I
lack vocabulary.]
Mengapa ?
Saya kesulitan dalam menyusun kalimat. Karena saya tidak paham
dalam penggunaan tenses.
[I difficulty in compile a sentences. Because I dont understand the
used of tenses.]
Mengapa?
Iya.Karena saya tidak tahu cara mengucapkannya.
[Yes.Because I dont know how to pronounce.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan dalam mengucapkan katanya.
[I difficult to pronounce the word.]

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Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan dalam menulis kata baru. Karena saya sering lupa
cara penulisan kata yang tepat.
[I difficult in write a new word. Because I often forget how to write
the right words.]

Saya susah sekali menghafal. Karena saya jarang buka kamus dan
daya ingat saya kurang.
[She was hard to memorize. Because I rarely open dictionary and
mymemory is still lacking.]

Saya kesulitan dalam mendengarkan kalimat yang dibacakan.
Karena kadang terlalu cepat dibaca
[I difficulty in hearing the sentence to read. Sometimes too fast to
read.]

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Saya kesulitan dalam membaca kata per kata. Karena menurut saya
itu sulit.
[I difficult in reading word for word. Because according to me it is
difficult.]
Saya kesulitan menggabungkan suatu kata dengan kata yang lain.
Karena biasa saya lupa.
[I difficult to combining a word and other word. Because I usual
forget.]
Mengapa ?
Sulit dalam menentukan To be mana yang akan digunakan. Karena
saya bingung harus menggunakan To be mana dalam tenses
tersebut.
[I difficulty in determining to which one will To be used. Because I
confused to used To be on tenses.]

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Mengapa?
[Do you often say the words incorrectly in English? Why?] Iya..
.Karena sering lupa cara pengucapannya.
[Yes. Because I often forgets to pronounce.]

Inggris?Mengapa?
Saya kesulitan dalam mengucapkan katanya. Karena terlalu ribet
dibaca dan diucapkan.
[I difficult in pronouncing a words. Because it is too complicated to
read and pronounce.]

Apa masalah anda ketika belajar menulis/writing dalam bahasa
Inggris?Mengapa?

5.
Saya sering salah tulis kata. Saya tidak terlalu ingat kata dan
akhirnya penulisannya tidak tepat.
[I often misspelled a words. Because I dont really remember the
words and finally the writing is not right.]

Apa masalah yang kamu temukan dalam menguasai vocabulary/kosa

6.
Saya sering lupa. Karena saya malas menghafal.
[I often forgets. Because I lazy to memorize.]

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Apa kesulitan anda pada saat mendengarkan/listening sebuah
7. the teacher when you learn? Why?]
Saya sulit memahami artinya. Karena terlalu cepat dibaca dan kosa
kata saya masih kurang.
[I difficult to understand the meaning. Because if it is too fast to read
and vocabulary is still lacking.]

Apa kesulitan yang anda temukan dalam membaca/reading sebuah

8.
Saya kesulitan membaca kata baru. Karena jarang latihan membaca.
[I difficulty in read new words. Because I rarely a reading practice.]

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APPENDIX B
THE OBSTACLES FACED BY THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP

PGRI MARINDING IN LEARNING ENGLISH
KETERANGAN
Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk mendapatkan dan mengumpulkan data
tentang sikap anda dalam berbahasa Inggris serta hal-hal yang menjadi
penghambat berbahasa Inggris,
Beri tanda (X) pada huruf dibawah ini yang anda anggap paling sesuai
dengan keadaan anda. Atas kesediaan, keikhlasan dan kejujuran anda dalam
member jawaban, peneliti mengucapkan terima kasih.
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Tata bahasa adalah salah satu dari unsur bahasa yang ....untuk dipelajari.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Cukup mudah
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d Sangat mudah
2. Saya ..gugup jika membaca teks bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
3. Saya.. mengucapkan kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
4. Sayamenghapal kosa kata bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
5. Saya menghafal kosa kata baru setiap hari.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
6. Saya belajar bahasa Inggris di rumah.
a Selalu
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b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
7. Saya .berbicara menggunakan bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
8. .. bagi saya menulis kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Sangat mudah
b mudah
c Sulit
d Sangat sulit
9. Dalam mendengarkan sebuah bacaan saya.memahaminya.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
10. Saya.belajar tatabahasa/grammar di rumah.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
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d Tidak pernah
11. Saya .. mendengarkan music yang berbahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
12. bagi saya ketika mendengarkan lagu dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
13. Saya membaca buku/majalah yang berbahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
14. Ketika saya membaca sebuah bacaan bahasa Inggris, saya..memahami
artinya.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
15. Sayamembaca kata dalam bahasa Inggris yang jarang saya dengar.
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a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
16. Sayaberlatih menulis kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
17. Saya ..menulis kata dalam bahasa Inggris yang sama pengucapan katanya.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
d Sangat mudah
18. Saya ..berlatih berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah
19. ..bagi saya berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Sangat sulit
b Sulit
c Mudah
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d Sangat mudah
20. Saya ..berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris.
a Selalu
b Kadang-kadang
c Jarang
d Tidak pernah

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CHAPTER I

A. Background of the Study

Language is one of the very important communication means in life of

everyday. Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of

communication, particulary the human ability to do so, and a language is any

specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called

linguistics. Language is processed in many different locations in the human brain.

human acquire language through social interaction in early childhood, and

The use of language is deeply entrenched in human culture. Therefore, in addition

uses, such as signifying group identity, social stratification, as well as social

grooming and entertainment.

Teaching English and Foreign Language (TEFL) refers to teaching English

school or work, or permanently). TEFL Teachers may be native or non-native

English as a Second or Other Language, and ESL English as a Second

Language. However ESL is a term typically used in English speaking countries.

Learning is defined as the modification or strengthening of behavior trough

everybody in this world.

In general, students at junior high school in learning English. They think

interest towards learning English, so the writer interest to conduct a research

which entitles: THE OBSTACLES FACED BY THE STUDENTS OF SMP

PGRI MARINDING IN LEARNING ENGLISH.

Based on the background above, the writer formulates the problem as

What obstacles are faced by the students of SMP PGRI Marinding in

B. Objective of the Research

Referring to the problem statement above, the objective of the research is

C. Significance of the Research

in teaching English in particular in SMP PGRI Marinding. The result of this

research presumably can be benefit to all.

E. Key Word Defenitions

1. Obstacles is the problem faced by students and synonym of problem.

2. Learning is a process change of individual behaviour through interaction

3. Learning English is a process that is done every individual to acquire

knowledge abaout English such as vocabulary, grammar,etc.

F. Sequence of The Presentation

This research consists of five chapters. Chapter one: Introduction. This

study, significances of the study, key words definition, and sequences of

previous studies, review of related literature and theoretical framework. Chapter

finding and discussion, and chapter five is conclusion and suggestion.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERRATURE AND THEORETICAL

from the text implicitly.

Tangki (2013) The problem in speaking English faced by the fourth

problems that faced by the students in speaking English.

researcher uses college students as the respondents.

problem in learning English. The respondent in this research are students in

junior high school students (SMP PGRI Marinding).

B. Review of Related Literature

Atinkson (1993:46) says that learning is a relatively permanent change in

behavior (sic: its American of course) that result from practice.

Kimble & Garmezy (1993:46) says that learning is a a realatively

permanent change in a behavioral tendency and is the result of reinforced

Slameto (2003:2) explains Suatu proses perubahan yaitu perubahan

keseluruhan, sebagai hasil pengalamannya sendiri dalam interaksi dengan

lingkungannya (a process of change, that is changes of behavior, as a result from

someone exertion to get a new changes of behavior as a whole, as a result of

himself or herself experience in interaction with her or his circle.

Slavin (2006:134) explains, Learning is usually defined as a change in an

individual caused by experience. Changes coused by development.

Brooks & Brooks (1993:126) says thatfrom a constructivist view, on the

other hand, learning is the process of constructing knowledge-not merely

obtaining it in social environments. The theory is situated learning consistent

a product of the learning situation and the neture of learning activity.

Problem-based Learning (PBL) has become a popular of this paper is to

the curriculm. It can be concluded that learning is an activity that is very

2. Factors that support learning English