Problems of the Study

1.3 Objectives of the Study

Every research has an objective or expected purpose which has to be achieved. This study also has some objectives to be achieved.

1.3.1 General Objective

The general objective of this study is to fulfill the requirements in English Department in purpose to get the undergraduate Degree S1.

1.3.2 Specific Objective

Besides the general objective, this study also consists of specific objectives which are important to be achieved. The specific objectives are: 1. To find out the methods of language teaching used by the English teachers in SMAN 1 Kuta Utara. 2. To explain the problems which are mostly faced by the teachers in teaching process.

1.4 Scope of Discussion

Based on the problems which are mentioned earlier, this study is restricted on several points, they are: 1. Finding out the method of language teaching which is used by the teachers in SMAN 1 Kuta Utara. This study is focusing on the method of the teachers in giving their students materials and knowledge about English. 2. Explaining the problems faced by the teachers in teaching the language in the class. The discussion is also about the difficulty in giving the materials to improve the students’ ability in English. 1.5 Research Method 1.5.1 Data Sources The data of this study was taken from SMAN 1 Kuta Utara, which is located in Badung regency. This school was chosen as SMAN 1 Kuta Utara has been considered one of the top senior high schools in Bali. Many achievements in Academic field have been claimed, and the main reason is that SMAN 1 Kuta Utara is highly focusing on teaching English as a major aspect. There are two teachers as the informants; they are Ni Luh Made Suryati, S.S. and Drs. I Made Rai Mukiatna. They are currently teaching for the tenth grade classes. The teachers who teach the students in the tenth grade classes were chosen to be the informants, in order to find out their methods in teaching the students who were basically new in English learning. Besides, tenth grade class is the first stage for the students to improve and advance their ability in producing English as their second