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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
A. Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance was conducted to know the problems in the English teaching-learning process of class VIIIA SMP N 1 Nusawungu Cilacap in
academic year 20132014. Thus, the researcher did classroom observations, interview, and discussions with the English teacher. These activities were
carried out in the second semester of the academic year 20132014.
1. Identifying the Field Problems
Based on the observation, interview, and discussion with the teacher, the researcher found that there are some problems during the English teaching-
learning process. Most students had no confidence to speak English. No one answered when the teacher asked the students in English. The teacher often
used Bahasa Indonesia to give explanation and instruction in teaching and learning process to get the students response.
On the other hand, the researcher saw that the activities during the English lesson were boring. Most students looked bored, sleepy, and busy
talking to each other during the class because of the monotonous teaching and learning process. There were rarely speaking activities in the English lesson, so
many of them had lack of practice to speak in English. They only did the written activities such as filling in the blank, making a dialogue, arranging
words and sentences, and so on. There were not any activities and facilities which provide opportunity to speaking practice.
The observation and interview result showed that in teaching English, the teacher
taught the students by using students’ worksheet LKS and followed by all of learning activities from it, which are mostly in the written
form. As a result, the students’ speaking ability was still low, they were
confused to speak and got many difficulties to speak. The classroom situation also was not lively. Most of them were busy talking to their friends. They were
confused to ask the teacher about their difficulties because they did not understand what they should ask about. Some of them were bored and were not
active during the class. The field problems found in the teaching and learning process are
identified as follows: a.
The students had low vocabulary mastery, low ability in pronunciation and grammar.
b. The students had low confidence to speak.
c. The students rarely answered the question given by the teacher orally.
d. Most students were afraid of making mistakes when they speak English.
e. The students had difficulties to find the appropriate words to create
sentences or expression f.
Most students were passive. g.
The students felt uncomfortable during the lesson. h.
There were few speaking practice.
i. The media were not maximally used.
j. The task and activities were monotonous and uninteresting.
k. There were limited sources.
l. The English teaching and learning process was teacher centered.
2. Determining the Research Problems
After identifying the field problems, the researcher and the teacher discussed to figure out the problems to be solved. The problems were
related to the students’ speaking ability. Considering some problems stated above, the researcher and the teacher determining the problems to be solved
as follows: a.
The students had low confidence to speak. When the teacher asked a question, no one raised his or her hand and
answered the question. Even when the teacher asked to read a dialogue or sentences, no one be a volunteer. The teacher should call their name first
to make them speak. From the interview, the students said that they were ashame and not confidence to speak English. It was because they were
afraid of making mistakes when they speak. b.
The students had low vocabulary mastery. The students had difficulties in implementing an expression in a sentence
or dialogue. They were also found difficulties to express their idea orally or written because they did not know how to say it. It shows that the
students had low vocabulary mastery.
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