A CASE STUDY OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS ON THE DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Cahya Wulandari,Antonius Setyawan Sugeng Nur Agung,Monika Widyastuti Surtikanti

doi:10.38114/joeel.v1i2.81

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Difficulties in Learning English in EFL context are always interesting. Analysing it from the view of external and internal factors is the major interest of this case study. Describing the findings qualitatively is the purpose of this study. The subject in this research was the eleventh graders at SMAN 2 Sengah Temila in Landak Regency. There were 76 students participated in this study. The sources of the data were gathered from the classroom teacher, the students, and the portfolios. Data collection techniques in this research were: open-ended questionnaire, in-depth interview, and observation. Meanwhile, data analysis techniques used interactive analysis.This study finds the internal and the external factors affect the learning difficulties. The indicators on internal factors show (a) health conditions has no significant effect on learning difficulty, (b) the students’ interest and motivation affect the learning difficulty because no variation on the teaching method bored the students, (c) bad habits in studying evoke the learning difficulties. The indicators on external factors find (a) the teacher has a significant role to expand learning difficulties especially on the use of teaching method and media, (b) the classroom environment has no significant effect in learning difficulties since it is a conservative one.

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IntroductionEducation is a good tool for a future nation
The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of the external and internal factors in learning difficulties
This study finds the internal and the external factors affect the learning difficulties

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Education is a good tool for a future nation. The better the quality of education provided, the better the quality of a nation will be. The purpose of education has been clearly regulated in the National Education System Law No 20 of 2003 article 3, namely national education has the function of developing capabilities and shaping the character and civilization of a nation with dignity in the context of educating the nation's life. 3) states that basically education is an interaction between teachers and students to achieve educational goals in a certain environment (Syaodih, 2011). It is normal for students to have obstacles in achieving educational goals. Ramli et al (2018) found a case that external and internal factors have significant effect on students’ self-directed learning readiness. External and internal factors effect on students’ learning difficulties are the major issues to be developed in this study (Ramli et al, 2018)

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