Abstract
This study aims to determine students' problems in learning English, especially in terms of speaking and listening. Basically, the teaching and learning process will run smoothly if students feel comfortable with the learning activities; therefore, this research provides some appropriate suggestions for teachers in overcoming difficulties faced by students. The respondents of this study were junior high school students. This study used a questionnaire as an instrument to determine the extent of students' skills in English. This study also conducted data analysis by analyzing the importance of English in students' views, the difficulties encountered in learning English, and also the teacher's teaching strategies desired by students. The results of this study indicate that most students have some difficulties in speaking due to lack of confidence and skills such as pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Likewise, the difficulty in listening is caused by students’ lack of vocabulary that leads to the difficulty in understanding conversations in English. To overcome this problem, teachers need to have strategies such as identification, diagnosis, prognosis, and assistance or therapy. This research can facilitate the teachers in knowing complaints about English language difficulties experienced by the students.
Highlights
Language is a tool of communication that is very instrumental in daily life
This study focuses on the difficulty of students in learning English listening, this study shows that the average student has difficulty listening because of internal factors such as fatigue so students become less focused
Based on the survey results, most of the students at Bogor Junior High School are students who like English, they understand the importance of English in the modern era, this is a pretty good supporting factor for the development of students' English skills
Summary
Language is a tool of communication that is very instrumental in daily life. Because of language we can exchange information and ideas with others and express the feelings, desires, opinions and needs of each individual. Human’s life cannot be separated from language activities. Language is a means to communicate between humans. In line with the development of science and technology humans are required to have good language skills. Someone who has adequate language skills will be easier to absorb and convey information both spoken and written. This skill is not a type of skill that can be passed down for generations though basically naturally every human being can talk. Speaking and listening skills basically require intensive training
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