The Identification of the Field Problems
more about grammar S3: Iya, mbaca sama ngerjain soal Yes, reading text and doing task
R: trus, kalian lebih suka belajar berkelompok atau sendiri? Do you prefer learning in group or alone?
S1: kelompok Miss, lebih seru
Group Miss, it’s more fun S2: kelompoklah, soalnya biar bisa tanya-tanya In group so I can ask the
others S3: kelompok, biar gampang ngerjain soalnya kalau ada temennya Group,
because it’s easy if there’re friends … …
R: Researcher S: Student
Interview 1 , Appendix B
… … R: Seperti apakah aktivitas membaca siswa dalam kelas? How was the
reading activity of students in the classroom? T: Anak-anak itu sangat beragam, jadi aktivitasnya tidak semua sama, ada
yang tekun belajar sendiri, ada yang seringnya minta bantuan temannya, ada juga yang malas-malasan ketika diminta untuk membaca teks Bahasa
Inggris. The students are various, so the activity was not the same for all, there are diligent students, students who often ask their friend, lazy
students when reading text R: Apakah siswa dilibatkan secara aktif dalam aktivitas pembelajaran?Do
you involve the students actively in the lesson? T: Ya, tentu saja saya libatkan, tapi memang mereka kadang-kadang merasa
bosan dengan aktivitas membaca dan menganalisa teks. Yes, of course I always involve them, but sometimes they feel bored with reading activity
and text analysis R: Bagaimanakah respon siswa terhadap aktivitas pembelajaran yang
dilaksanakan di dalam kelas?
How was the students’ response with the learning activity in the classroom?
T: Responnya macem-macem ya, karena ini kelas yang paling ramai jadi ya sebagian besar anak memang sangat berisik ketika pelajaran, mereka sering
cepat bosan dan ujung-ujungnya ngobrol sendiri sama temennya. It is various, because this is the most noisy class so the students are very noisy
during the lesson, they often feel bored and talk to their friends. R: Menurut Ibu, apakah sajakah kesulitan siswa ketika membaca teks bahasa
Inggris?
What do you think about the students’ difficulties when they read English text?
T: Sebenarnya kesulitan mereka yang paling dasar itu motivasinya, motivasi membacanya kurang namun ketika sudah mulai mau membaca mereka cukup
bisa tahu isi teks tapi belum mendalam. Mereka terkadang masih terpaku pada kata-kata sulit yang ada di dalam teks jadi itu mungkin yang cukup
menghambat. Actually, their problems lie on their motivation, their
motivation to read is low but when they have to read text they can understand the story generally. Sometimes they still stuck on the difficult
words in the text, it bothers them. R: Apakah siswa mengkonsultasikan kesulitan yang mereka hadapi kepada
Ibu? Do they consult the difficulties to you? T: Ya, kadang-kadang tapi hanya beberapa siswa saja Yes, sometimes but
only few of them R: Bagaimana sikap Ibu menghadapi kesulitan siswa tersebut? What did
you do facing their problems? T: Ya biasanya langsung saya jelaskan seperti apa yang harus mereka
lakukan usually I explain directly what they have to do R: Menurut pengamatan Ibu, apakah siswa lebih senang belajar sendiri atau
berkelompok? Do they prefer learning in group or alone? T: kalau menurut saya, mereka lebih suka kelompok ya, karena sebagian
besar mereka itu sangat suka berkumpul, ngobrol sama temen-temennya walaupun memang ada anak yang sukanya belajar sendiri, tekun sendirian.
I think, they prefer learning in group because most of them like gathering, talking to their friends although there are some students who
like being alone
… … R: Researcher T: Teacher
Interview 2 , Appendix B
The result of the class observation and interviews with the English teacher and the students above indicated that there were some problems related
to the teaching of reading. The problems that affected the teaching of reading at class VIII H students of SMP IT Abu Bakar Yogyakarta are presented in the
table below. Table 1: The Problems Related to the Process of Teaching Reading
No. Problems
Code
1. Most students had low motivation in learning
English especially reading S
2. Some students did not pay attention to the reading
lesson S
3. Some students got difficulties in comprehending
the text S
4. Some students were lazy in reading English text
S
because they lack vocabulary. 5.
The teaching of reading focused on grammar ability
M 6.
The teaching reading process did not allow students to comprehend the text deeply
M 7.
The method of teaching made students feel bored and less-enthusiastic
M 8.
The teacher did not motivate the students during the lesson
T