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b. Types of Misbehavior
There are 12 types of misbehavior. They are doing something in private, talking out of turn, verbal aggression, disrespecting teacher, sleeping, out of the
seat, physical aggressing, non-verbal communication, clowning, playing, lateness to class, eating drinking Scientific World Journal, 2012.
It seems that those categories too many, and there are some of categories which do not disturb the teaching learning process. This study focuses on
classroom misbehaviors which disturb the teaching learning process, the researcher modifies the types.
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Table 2.1 Types of Misbehaviors by Scientific World Journal 2012
Category Subcategory
Doing something in private Dealing with personal stuff
Doing homework Using electronic device for texting, playing games, surfing webpage, listening
to music Irrelevant reading
Irrelevant drawing Talking out of turn
Calling out Making remarks
Having disruptive conversation Verbal aggression
Teasing classmates Attacking classmates
Quarrelling with classmates Speaking foul language
Disrupting teachers Disobedience refusing to carry out instructions
Rudeness talking back, arguing with teacher Non-attentiveness daydreaming
Idleness Sleeping
Out of seat Changing seats
Wandering around the classroom Catching
Running away from the classroom Habitual failure submitting
assignments Physical aggression
Striking classmates Pushing classmates
Destroying things Copying homework
Non-verbal communication Via body language, facial expressions, papers
Clowning Playing
Lateness to class Eating Drinking
Have not yet prepared textbook well
Passive engagement in class
Based on the table above, the researcher makes a modification. The researcher omitting some categories because as the researcher said before this
19 study focuses on misbehaviors which disturb the teaching learning process.
Besides, the researcher incorporates several categories into one category. The modified types of misbehaviors are provided.
Table 2.2 Modified types of misbehaviors of Scientific World Journal 2012
Category Subcategory
Verbal Misbehaviors Calling out
Making remarks Speaking foul language
Refusing instructions Talking back with teachers
Asking again
Physical Misbehaviors Teasing classmates
Attacking classmates Quarrelling classmates
Sleeping Changing seats
Walking around Catching
Running away Striking classmates
Pushing classmates Clowning
Playing Lateness to class
Eating drinking Clapping
Dancing Singing
Laughing
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3. Young Learners
a. The Definition of Young Learners
Suyanto 2007 and McDevit and Ormrod 2010 mention that young learners are students who are in the age 6
– 12 years old or who are studying in elementary school. Additionally, Suyanto 2007 categorizes young learners into
two groups namely, a younger group in which the students are in the age of 6-8 years old, and an older group in which the students are in the age of 9-12 years
old. Based on the grade level, they also can be put into two groups. They are lower classes and upper classes. The lower classes include students from grade 1,
2, and 3, whereas the upper classes include students from grade 4, 5 and 6. According to Slattery and Willis 2001 young learners are developing as
thinkers, understanding the difference between the real and the imaginary. They can plan and organize how best to carry out an activity, work with others and
learn from others, be reliable and take responsibility for class activities and routines.
In addition, young learners are very active such as jump, walk, and runs. They can handle small objects, but cannot button or zip clothing or care for
himself or herself in other ways, get irritable and restless when tired. They are curious. They move from one activity to another and they enjoy repetition. They
have moods that change quickly; use emotional outbursts to express emotions, to get what he or she wants, and to show anger and frustration as cited in
Characteristic of Young Learners.
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years old. Young learners are active, emotional, and thinkers. They like play, run, and walk around. They have good expressions to show what their feeling, such as
are anger, frustration, and boredom.
b. Young Learners in Language Classroom
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