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2. Misbehaviors
Charles 2005 divides the term of behavior into four types. The first term is behavior. It is everything people do, good or bad, right or wrong, helpful of
useless, productive or wasteful. The second term is desirable school behavior which means students show self-control, responsibility and consideration and
respect for others, and usually involves cooperation and helpfulness. The third term is misbehavior. It is a behavior that is inappropriate for the setting or
situation in which it occurs. The last term is classroom misbehavior which means behavior that through intent or thoughtlessness interferes with teaching or
learning, threatens or intimidates others or oversteps society’s standards of moral, ethical, or legal behavior.
In this study, classroom misbehavior is a behavior that disturbs teaching and learning situation in the English classroom. The students make inappropriate
movements, and produce inappropriate verbal comments during the process of teaching and learning.
3. Young Learners
McDevit and Ormrod 2010 mention that young learners are children who are six up to ten years old or who are studying in elementary school. According to
Moon 2005, young learners are naturally curious and active. They eagerly explore their environment and interact with people, and this characteristic helps
them to construct their understanding of the world they live in. In addition, Piaget as cited in Brewster Jean, et.al., 2007 presents young learners as actively
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constructing their own thinking by acting upon the physical and social environment.
In this study, young learners are children at the age of seven who learn English at Pangudi Luhur Elementary School Yogyakarta. They are active;
however, some cannot concentrate, run around and make a lot of noise during classes.
All information necessarily explaining the introduction of the research has been provided in this chapter. The next chapter will review related literature.
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