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Besides, Harmer states “A simple answer to the question ‘what makes a good
teacher?’ therefore, is that good teacher care more about their students’ learning than they do about their own teaching
” Harmer, 1998:3. Based on the explanation above, the writer concludes that a teacher not
only has responsibility to teach students but also to conduct and inspire students in learning process. Furthermore teacher should have criteria as a good teacher.
Teacher is called by good teacher if the teacher knows what students need and make them enjoy doing learning process. By being good teacher, a teacher can
have successful learning process and student can learn easily.
B. Learning Definition
According to “Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English” learning is to gain knowledge of a subject or skill by experiences, by studying it, or by being
taught. Klein in his book “Learning Principles and Application” defines that
learning is an experiential process resulting in a relatively permanent change in behavior that cannot be explained by temporary states, maturation, or innate
response tendencies 1996:2. This definition is also supported by Kimble and Garmezy as cited by Brown 2000:7 that learning is a relatively permanent
change in behavior and is the result of reinforced practice. Considering the definitions above, these imply that learning is an activity not only to improve
knowledge but also to change behavior permanently by a process of practicing and studying.
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In fact, learning is the human activity which least needs manipulation by others. Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of
unhampered participation in a meaningful setting Illich in Harmer, 2007:52. It means that learning is not always done by self but we need participation from
others like teacher, peer, resource or environment to get the best result of learning. It is also supported by Harmer
that “Learning is a partnership between teachers and students Harmer, 1998:9.
In other words, in learning process, a learner or student also need motivation from himself or others to get predicate of successful learner. Harmer
states that whatever kind of motivation students have, it is clear that highly motivated students do better than ones without any motivation at all 1998:8.
There are many students ’ motivation for learning especially foreign language like
for getting a better job, passing globalization, and others but assimilating culture of its native speaker and having hard interest to master foreign language are the
most important motivation to become successful language learner. Gardner and Lambert as cited by Harmer 1998:8 suggest that students who felt most warmly
about a language and who wanted to integrate into the culture of its speakers were more highly motivated and learnt more successfully than those who were only
learning language as means to an end e.g. getting a better job.
C. Teaching Writing
