hadlimited vocabulary and could not pronounce words well, even for words that were commonly
used such as „bath‟ and „eleven‟.
1. Sharpening Problems
The researcher worked with the collaborators to identify the areas which were problematic and in need of change. The first thing they did to address the
problems was analyzing the data gained from the observation and the interviews. Based on the collected data, there were a variety of problems identified which
were related to the teacher, the students, and the teaching learning process. Table 4 will give clear descriptions about them.
Table 4: The Field Problems Concerning the Teaching Learning Process of English in VIII F class of SMP N 15 Yogyakarta
No Problems
Code
1 The students got less chance to practice speaking.
S 2
The teacher focused the teaching on the subjects covered in National Examination reading and writing.
T 3
The students lacked vocabulary mastery. S
4 The students made notes all the time.
S 5
The teacher used first language too much during class. T
6 The teaching and learning process were monotonous and
lacked fun activities. TLP
7 The students were bored and less motivated during the class.
S 8
Many students did not pay attention to the English teacher. S
9 The students did not fully participate in the activities.
S 10
The students‟ participation was low. S
11 The students had difficulties with grammar.
S 12
The students had difficulties in pronunciation. S
Note: S: Students
T: Teacher TLP: Teaching Learning Process
2. Selecting Problems
Because of some circumstances, not all of the problems found in the field could be solved. That is why the researcher tried to narrow the focus of the
problems to solve. In this case, the researcher had a discussion with the English teacher to rank the problems in order of importance then determined the feasible
problems to fix. The selections of those problems are presented below.
Table 5: The Selected Problems No
Problems Found
1 The students had difficulties with grammar.
2 The students had difficulties in pronunciation.
3 The students lacked vocabulary mastery.
4 The teaching and learning process were monotonous and lacked fun
activities. 5
The students were bored and less motivated during the class. 6
The students‟ participation was very low. 7
The students made notes all the time.
3. Determining Causes and Solutions of the Problems
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