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INTRODUCTION
A. Background
express their information, ideas, thoughts, feeling mind, and to develop science
of communication.
world.
from elementary school until college. Even in junior high school, it become
one of the important subject. The students who learn English should be
provided with four language skills. According to Brown (2001: 297) says that
there are four language skills, namely: listening, reading, writing and speaking.
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However English becomes a compulsory subject, in fact for there are
many students, English is one of the most difficult foreign language in the
study because they must understand how to use grammar correctly, how the
many factors. Some factor come from the students’ surroundings, some others
are from the students’ themselves such us interest and motivation. Interest is
certain study. Interest influences the process of learning result, when the
students are not interested in learning something, the result cannot be expected
to be well successful.
others: the internal and external factors. The internal factor is the factor that
comes from the learners themselves, for example sick and tired. While external
factors are factors from outside the learners themselves, for example:
classroom full of condition, lack of learning resources like a book and boring
of learning strategies.
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problem are divided into two categories: they are internal and external factors.
the external factors include family, society, and school environment (school
building condition, the teacher and learning facilities). According to Abu and
Widodo (2004: 78), classified causal factors of students’ learning problem into
many students were bored during the lesson, they were lack attention to learn,
like they were always disturb their friends, went to toilet many times, made
noisy, got daydreaming, made a joke on their teacher performance and left the
class. Those problems were very disturbing the learning process. Result of
interview from teacher and some students, the English teacher says that in
some classes there are many students are lack interest and attention when he
gives English material, there only students who like and want to learn English
that will pay attention when he explain the material. The English teacher
the students will be interested in learning English. Some students say they are
lack of attention when their teacher gives English subject because English is a
difficult lesson. They do not know the meaning of question when they do a test
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Based on the statements above, the researcher concludes that there are
many cause make the students lack attention when English learning process,
one of them is the teacher are less variety of method in English learning
B. Problem Statement
The scope of this research was focused on the factors influencing the
SMPN 4 Baubau.
know what factors influencing the lack of students’ interest in learning English
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1. It can be used to help the teacher to understand the importance of interest in
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CHAPTER II
1. Learning
a. Definition of Learning
happens for a long time and through many steps, it will make someone change
in certain aspect in his own self. For instance, get dress, use washing machine,
English. Moreover, learning is needed very much for people to increase their
and discovery lead to a new understanding of the world and ourselves, and
acquisition, then involves processes that transform data from experience into
organized information.
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According to Smith (1962) in Sufi (2009: 20), learning is the
process of learning can be classified into two factors. The two factors are
a. Internal factor
Internal factor is the factors that influence a learning difficulty that comes
from learning itself. In dealing with the factor, it can be explained as follows:
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b. External factor
factor include place, the tools of learning (pen, pencil, and book) or learning
2. Interest
a. Definition of Interest
they live.
it. Students who has certain needs or desire toward something, they will have
high interest a more enthusiastic to achieve what they want to do. According to
Sardiman (2003: 76), interest is a condition that occurred when someone see
characteristic of situation that is correlated with his/her own need and desire.
something, then the expected results will be better. If every teacher realizes
this, the question that arises is how to make things that are presented as a
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learning experience that can attract students or how to determine that students
content”. This confirms that what causes the interest, we also have an attention
(2015: 7) stated that “Perhatian adalah keaktifan jiwa yang dipertinggi, jiwa
itu pun semata-mata tertuju kepada suatu obyek (benda/hal) atau sekumpulan
objek.” In order to ensure a good learning outcomes, then students should have
the attention of the learned material. If materials are not subject to the attention
of students, hence the boredom was coming. So, he does not like anymore for
studying. In order to students can learn best, try to make a learning materials
If there are students who are less interested in the study, it can be
and useful for life, as well as the matters which is related to the ideas, and it’s
b. Aspect of Interest
learning that can be known through a learning process in the classroom and at
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home. Djamarah (2008: 166) revealed that interest can be expressed through
the students:
b) Participating in an activity.
Similar opinions are also expressed by Slameto (2010: 180) stated that,
an interest can be expressed through a statement that indicates that the student
prefers something more than anything else, can also be manifested through
participation in an activity.
interest in study certain subject can be seen from the attitude of students who
like, then the participation of students in teaching and learning activities, and
indicators:
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b. Student active in answering the problems.
indicators:
English.
English lesson.
Some education experts believe that the most effective way to generate
interest in a few subject is to use the interests of students who have been there.
students about the materials that will be delivered by connecting the last lesson
According to Kitson (2007: 130), there are two rules of interest (the
charms and other aspects that may be of interest. That information can be
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obtained from the handle. Encyclopedia books, teachers and senior students
activities related to that subject, for example through the subjects of art try to
follow what should be done either by drawing or painting. With the measures
Loekmono (1985) in Sufi (2009: 22), suggests that the ways to foster
1) Check the physical condition of the child, to find out if this aspect is the
cause.
2) Use the method that is varied and interesting learning media that can
4) Check the person or the other teachers, whether the attitudes and behavior
only in your lessons or also shown in another class when taught by other
teachers.
5) It may be less concerned with the child’s home environment of school and
learning. In this case the people in the house need to be convinced of the
6) Try to find something that can attract the attention of the child, or moved
his interest. When his interest moved, then the interest can be transferred
From the opinions that have been expressed can be understood that
many factors that encourage or arouse interest in learning to students. Live how
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the effort we have to do as a teacher in solving this problem, so that students
are helped to find interest in following the learning. Students who have
learning. With the efforts of teachers and others in the growing interest in
learning for students, are expected to achieve the learning objectives are
d. Function of interest
interest is one of the factors for success in learning. In more detail the meaning
and the important role of interest in relation to the implementation of the study
One’s attention to something that can be divided into two kinds items,
will follow. But together with interest the attention easily lost. Opinions
above gives an idea of the close connection between interest and attention.
Then concluded that to improve one’s attention in this case the student
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2) Interests facilitate the creation of concentration
power and psychic energy in the face of an object, in this case teaching and
and desire to learn, but the concentration in the study influenced by feelings
lessons. Who has an interest can letter sounds, can remember the words, have
automatically will not be able to attract the attention (Kartini, 1996: 31). By
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therefor, elimination of bored in learning from someone also just can be done
with the growing interest in learning first and then increase of the maximum
interest.
e. Characteristics of Interest
Interest in all fields can change during physical and mental changes
occur in children. Children cannot have had an interest before they’re ready
the environment and interest. Physical and mental inability owned subsidiaries
and limited social experience can limit children’s interests. Children are also
entitled to have the opportunity of parents, teachers, and adults to learn about
unpleasant emotional weight can weaken the interest and fun weight can
reinforce interest.
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f. Kinds of Interest
certain words.
2) Manifest interest, someone can express his or her interest not with words
respond a questions.
teacher and students in teaching and learning English. It means that without
interest to learn speaking, writing, reading, and listening of the students, the
give great attention to development of the students’ interest because, this is the
In the school education, teacher should pay more attention to train and
aroused. By arousing interest in lesson can improve the way of thinking, the
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way of studying so that the lesson can be mastered. Motivation is closely
activity. Teacher should encourage the students so that stimuli can bring
Atia (2011) the purpose of this research to know what the factors
the researcher found there are some factors that influence students’ interest in
learning English. They are: internal factors (come from the students themselves
factors such us family, teacher, school, and peer. The dominant factors that
Desmita (2015) the purpose of this research to find out the effort of
research, the researcher found that the efforts of the teacher to increase the
unique. The teacher give the question about the topic that will be studied
through game or guessing the meant material. Basically, everyone likes playing
comfortable in learning. In addition, the students will get the points of the
material easily. For example, in learning descriptive text, the teacher can
describe the features or appearances of something. At the end, the teacher ask
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them about what the thing that he/she meant. In the middle of learning process,
teacher can give the relaxation for the students even though only for a few
minutes. In this moment, the teacher can create something interesting. For
example, creating the funny things, and so on. In the last of learning process
the teacher guided the students to make lesson summary according to the
lesson indicator. Then before going home the teacher gave homework to the
students which would be collected in the next meeting. In addition the effort of
harmonious relationship with the students and the teacher should use some
method in teaching learning process. The students interest were in high interest
category which could be seen by the numbers of students’ interest that there
were 1 student got very high interest and 22 students got high interest. The
suggestion of the research that to the teacher should use some method in
teaching learning process to make the teacher brought the material easier and
also the students were more easier for understanding the lesson and also the
From the findings that have been given above, the researher concludes
that there are many method to make students’ interest in learning English, one
of them is the teacher should be more creative in teaching learning process like
creating the funny things and insert the game into learning process so the
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C. Conceptual Framework
There are some factors that influence the interest. Then the researcher
includes them to the questionnaire, such as: motivation is some kind of internal
learning immeasurably easier and more pleasant. Interest will increase if there
won’t surrender, read book to increase his achievement. It is assumed that the
students with high motivation in learning English will be more successful than
they are interested in learning. Student participation in the learning process can
be seen from the attitude of students who are active in the classroom as
student gives good attention to English, certainly the student has an interesting
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Someone who has attention to something it means that he or she has interest to
something.
figure:
English Learning
Students’
Interest
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CHAPTER III
about the status of an existing symptom, the symptom according to what their
study assesses the nature of the condition appear. The purpose of research was
To get the data in this research, the researcher used primary data and
secondary data. Primary data is the data that obtained directly from the original
group, the observation against an object (physical), events, or activities, and the
result testing. The data source of this research is the students who will involve
in this study.
by the institution of collecting data and published to the user of data. In this
supporting data by library research likes books, articles, journals, and the
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literature of the previous research, and documentation likes result of English
SMPN 4 Baubau in school year of 2017/2018. The total population are 432
students that are spread into 18 classes and each class has about 23 students.
source data with certain considerations. This certain considerations means that
the person who is deemed most knowledgeable about what the researcher
expect. Based on the opinion above, the sample that will be used as an object
of the research is the second grade students of SMPN 4 Baubau at one class
namely class VIII.5. Respondents in this research as many as four students who
are less interested in learning English. In this research subjects will be limited
There are three instruments that used to collect the data in this research,
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1. Test
The test was used to measure students’ ability in English learning. The
researcher gave the English test to the students. The students would have 30
2. Questionnaire
English. There were 22 items to assess by the students about their interest. This
optional answers, those are strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, and
strongly disagree. The students will have 30 minutes to finish answering the
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Table 1
Blueprint of Learning Interest
Distribution of items /
Variable Indicator Sub Indicator Number
Favorable Unfavorable
Readiness of
students in learning 1, 2 -
Motivation or
English
the
Motivation or
encouragement
encouragement of
to learn 4 3, 5, 6
students to learn
English
Students Student participation
7, 8, 10 9
participation in in learning English
LEARNING
teaching and Student activeness in
INTEREST
learning respond the 12, 13 11, 14
activities problems
Student attention
Students during of learning 16 15, 17
attention in process
teaching and Students attention in
learning understanding the
18, 20, 22 19, 21
activities material that has
been taught English
Total items 12 items 10 items
3. Interview
information directly from the source. In this interview, the researcher would be
used glided interview in which the respondent would be asked based on the
questions that have been prepared by the researcher. In the interview, each
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2. Technique of Data Collection
a. Documentation
b. Questionnaire
c. Interview
English.
The problem that became the discussion in this research to know factors
students of SMPN 4 Baubau. As for the stages of data analysis in this research.
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1. The test was used to measure students’ ability. The scores using scale of
raw score
Final score = ideal maximum score x 100
(Sudijono, 2013: 318)
Table 2
Criteria of Students’ Score
2 71 – 85 Good B
3 56 – 70 Moderate C
4 0 – 55 Low D
2. The questionnaire used in this research applied the Likert Scale with five
optional answers, those are strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, and
strongly disagree. The score distribution for each option of the questionnaire as
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Table 3
Likert Scale
The mean score of the students was categorized using the following
formula:
It needs to know that the rating scores range from 22 to 110, and the
Table 4
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The Rating Score of the Students’ Questionnaire
2 73.3 – 88 High
3 59 – 73.3 Moderate
4 44 – 59 Low
5 22 – 44 Very low
qualitative data analysis performs interactively and continuous over time until
complete, so the data already saturated. Activity in the data analysis, namely
1. Data Reduction
lot of data varies. The data have many similarities, likeness, similarity with
other data. In addition, the data also exist describe the differences, important
and unimportant, relevant and irrelevant data. Therefore, in the stage, it will be
done the sorting of data by categorizing and classifying the more important,
2. Data Display
The second stage is the appearance of data reduction process that has
been selected from many existing data. These stages are intended facilitate
understanding of the issue and the data that have been selected to be easily
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understood by others. Then the data is displayed and presented systematically.
The process of data reduction and data display into an integral part in
this final stage that conclusion. Researcher in this case trying to make
scientifically.
table below:
Table 5
Schedule of the Research
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CHAPTER IV
In this chapter, the researcher explains data and result of research about
problems have been explained in chapter I, it is the factors influencing the lack
4 Baubau. The result of this research is gotten with answer the test,
A. Finding
others. This school is really discipline, everyone should always follow the
regulation of the school otherwise they will get punishment or warning from
the Head Master if they break the regulation. Everyone got the same treatment.
So that is this school can be known as the best school in Baubau. It is proved
competitions that is held and the result they always get the first winner.
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2. The Result of Test
The first meeting on 10 August 2017, the researcher gives test to the
students of classes VIII. 5 of 23 students. This test is used to find out the level
of students ' ability in learning English. Then the result of the test distribution
as following table:
Table 6
The Result of Distribution Test
2 71 – 85 4 Good
3 56 – 70 15 Moderate
4 0 – 55 4 Low
Total 23
Based on the table above, the total of students are 23 students, which 4
students who get good category, 15 students who get moderate category, and 4
students who get low category. Thus, mean score of students’ score in the test
appendix 5.
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3. The Result of Questionnaire
English. It is used to find out the factors influencing the lack of students’
following table:
Table 7
The Result of Distribution Questionnaire
2 73.3 – 88 0 High
3 59 – 73.3 19 Moderate
4 44 – 59 4 Low
5 22 – 44 0 Very low
Total 23
Based on the table above, the total of students are 23 students, which
are 19 students’ who get moderate category and 4 students who get low
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VIII.5 at SMPN 4 Baubau is 65.78 with moderate category based on appendix
6.
researcher on 30th August 2017 witht the students of class VIII. 5 at SMP 4
Baubau. The researcher makes an interview with four students to support the
questions based on three indicators and six sub indicator, where each an
From this statement it can be conclude that the students do not prepare
to attend. The next researcher makes interview to respondent 2 initial ASA and
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From this statement, the researcher concludes that the students can
After that the researcher come back to interview the respondent 3 initial
From this statement the researcher concludes that these studentwas less
From this statement, the researcher concludes that this student just sat
quietly and prepare stationery without reading or discussing with friends about
focus to the materials given by the teacher because the respondent wants a
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quick English lessons the end. Next, the researcher makes interview to
"kalau saya lagi malas, yang saya lakukan hanya duduk-duduk sambil
melihat-lihat guru menjelaskan".
activities.
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Researcher makes interview to the respondent 1 initial AP, respondent
From this statement, the researcher concludes that the respondent is less
From this statement, the researcher can be conclude that the respondent
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b. Student activeness in respond the problem.
From this statement researcher can conclude that the respondent does
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From this statement, researcher can be conclude that the respondent
learning process.
activities.
dislike when the teacher is too much to explain learning material, it makes the
respondent bored.
"kurang baik".
From this statement, researcher concludes that respondent does not pay
attention to the teacher who is giving the matter during the English learning
process.
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Then researcher continue the interview on respondent 3 initial MZ,
From this statement researcher can be infer that the respondent pay
"memperhatikan guru".
provide trying to make sense of the material that has been taught by the
teacher.
"baca buku".
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From this statement researcher concludes that respondent attempts to
understand the material that has been taught by teacher with reading the book.
From this statement researcher can be infer that the respondent regards
understand the material that has been taught by teacher with reading the book.
B. Discussion
After analyzing the data, the researcher finds out that students’ score in
the test of class VIII.5 at SMPN 4 Baubau in term very good, good, moderate
and low as follows: 4 students who get good category, 15 students who get
moderate category, and 4 students who get low category. Thus, mean score of
students’ score in the test of class VIII.5 at SMPN 4 Baubau is 63.91 with
finds out that students’ score in the questionnaire of SMPN 4 Baubau in term
high, moderate, low and very low as follows: 19 students’ who get moderate
category and 4 students who get low category. Thus, mean score of students’
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score in the questionnaire of class VIII.5 at SMPN 4 Baubau is 65.78 with
the researcher finds out the factors influencing the lack students’ interest in
learning English that are the students do not prepare to attend, students follow
learning English not seriously, students have less prepare to follow English
lesson because the students do homework at school when the English learning
process will begin, students have less focus to the materials given by the
teacher because the students want a quick English lessons the end, students are
not trying to motivate himself to follow English lessons to good use, the
students have less participation when English learning process, the students do
not participate when the English learning process, students have less indicate
activeness in following the process of learning, the students dislike when the
teacher is too much to explain learning material because it makes the students
bored and the students do not pay attention to the teacher who is giving the
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CHAPTER V
A. Conclusion
are the students have less readiness in learning, the students are bored when the
teacher explains the material very much, the students have less participation in
learning process, and the students have less attention during learning process.
B. Suggestion
Considering the result of the research, the researcher will give some
themselves for learning English and the students must be activate in learning
process, the researcher hopes that the teacher often trains giving more to the
students for learning, and the researcher also hopes the students giving their
attention when the teacher giving explanation. Finally the researcher hopes
C. Recommendation
1. The present study does not explore interest in English skill. For the further
2. The present study does not explore the influence of interest to the students’
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3. The researcher finds the factors influencing the lack students’ interest in
learning English, for the researcher who has the same tittle by the research
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APPENDIX 1
English Proficiency Test
Name : ……………………………………………
Class : ……………………………………………
Instruction : Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, or d
1. Ariel : ...you like banana?
Benny : No, I don’t.
a. Does
b. Do
c. Are
d. Is
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The text is for questions 5-7 Ihsan Idol
Ihsan Idol 3. That is how people call him. He sings
very well. No wonder he could win the Indonesian Idol 3
Contest sometimes ago. He is very attractive. His little
eyes and pointed nose really match his cute face.
Ihsan is about 17 years old. He has a friendly smile
with pearly white teeth. He is not very tall, only about
165 cm but he is still charming.
Ihsan is very slim, but he has been trying to increase
his body weigth so that he will look a little fatter.
Winning the singing contest makes him more confident
that before.
5. How is Ihsan’s face?
a. It’s small
b. It’s cute
c. It’s very well
d. It’s rounded
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9. Jolie : Could you tell me how to get to the city library?
Richard: Okay. . . . . . to the next light and turn right.
a. You
b. It
c. Go
d. The library
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13. Maria :...., Sir. I have a problem. Can you gave me a favour?
Teacher : Yes of course. What can idofor you?
a. Excuse me
b. See you
c. Good evening
d. Good morning
16. Mother : Marni, this is the list of the things you have to buy.
Mimi : Ok, mum, i’ll go to the........ now.
Bread 2 boxes
Candies 1 packet
Sugar 1 kilo
Coffee ½ kilo
Tea 2 packets
Rice 2 kilos
Bananas 1 bunch
a. Butcher
b. Grocer
c. Florist
d. Drugstore
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17. Mother : Put some salt in the soup, Marni.
Marni : But there is not..... salt in the jar.
a. Some
b. Much
c. A little
d. Any
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APPENDIX 2
1. B. Do
2. A. like
3. C. On
4. B. In
5. B. It’s cute
6. A. He has little eyes
7. D. Interesting
8. A. With pleasure
9. D. The library
10. B. a teacher
11. A. In Denpasar
12. D. wife
13. A. Excuse me
14. D. Sure
15. B. Their
16. B. Grocer
17. D. Any
18. B. Could
19. B. At the beach
20. B. An American
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APPENDIX 3
Nama : ……………………………………………
Kelas : ……………………………………………
Pilihan Jawaban
NO Pernyataan
STS TS R SS S
Skala Minat Belajar
Saya melengkapi referensi pelajaran bahasa inggris
1
dengan membeli atau meminjam buku di perpustakaan
Saya berusaha untuk meminjam catatan teman jika
2
terpaksa tidak bisa mengikuti pelajaran bahasa inggris
Saya mau belajar bahasa inggris sewaktu ada ulangan
3 pelajaran bahasa inggris saja
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Saya malas menyelesaikan tugas pelajaran bahasa
6
inggris jika soalnya sulit
Saya berpartisipasi mengikuti pelajaran bahasa inggris
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karena tertarik dengan materi yang diajarkan
Saya selalu memperhatikan dan mencatatpenjelasan
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dari guru kemudian menerapkannya dalam praktek
Saya tidak pernah berpartisipasi untuk memberikan
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jawaban atas pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh teman
Saya berpartisipasi dalam pembelajaran bahasa inggris
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karena saya ingin memperoleh nilai yang baik
Jika guru meminta saya untuk mengerjakan soal
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didepan kelas, saya mengerjakannya dengan terpaksa
Saya selalu menyiapkan beberapa pertanyaan yang
12 berhubungan dengan materi pelajaran bahasa inggris
untuk ditanyakan kepada guru
Saya selalu aktif dalam menanggapi pertanyaan dari
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guru mengenai materi pelajaran bahasa inggris
Saya lebih senang jika ada tugas kelompok, karena
saya bisa menggantungkan nilai pada teman satu
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kelompok saya
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Saya mempelajari kembali materi pelajaran bahasa
inggris yang sudah diajarkan dengan mengerjakan
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latihan-latihan soal
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APPENDIX 4
Questions of Interview
Inggris di kelas?
Bahasa Inggris?
Inggris?
telah diajarkan?
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APPENDIX 6
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APPENDIX 7
Scoring of Questionnaire
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