An Investigation of Indonesian Student’s English Language Problems in The International School: A Case Study in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah International School
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESISAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A
CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL
A THESIS
By
SITI NURHAYATI
147052018/MBE
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A
CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL
A THESIS
Submitted as the Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts
(M.A.) in English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences,
University of Sumatera Utara
By
SITI NURHAYATI
147052018/MBE
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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Title of Thesis
:AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
PROBLEMS
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL : A CASE STUDY IN
SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Name
:Siti Nurhayati
Reg. Number
:147052018
Study Program
:English Postgraduate
Approved by
Adviser Commission
(Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.)
Adviser I
(Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D)
Adviser II
Head of
English Postgraduate Program
Dean of
Faculty of Cultural Sciences
(Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.)
(Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.)
Passing Date
: 29th July 2017
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Has been examined on
Date :29th July 2017
Board of Examiners :
Chief
: Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.
(…………………….)
Members
: Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D.
(…………………….)
Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.,
(…………………….)
Dr. Deliana, M.Hum
(…………………….)
Dr. Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Trans., M.Hum
(…………………….)
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DECLARATION
AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL:
A CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYATUL AMALIYAH
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
I certify that the thesis I wrote as one of the requierments to obtain the degree
of Master of Arts from English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, is exactly my own work.
I certify that I clearly mentioned the reference of the citations I used in some
specific parts of this thesis based on norm, rule, and etiquette of the technique of a
scientific writing.
I certify, in the future , that I am willing to accept the sanction of the
renovation of my academic degree which I receive and other sanction in accordance
with the prevailing laws and regulations, provided some parts or all parts of this thesis
are invented not be my own work or to commit plagiarism.
Medan, July 2017
The Writer
Siti Nurhayati
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY IN
SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABSTRACT
This study tries to investigate English language problem of four English skills in
International school of senior high school students in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah
International School (i.e listening skill, speaking skill, reading skill, writing skill). The
objectives of this study are two folds; to find out dominant English language problem
of four skills that experienced by the students; and to describe how students apply
learning strategies to overcome the language problem. This study engaged with a
qualitative descriptive approach. Data for this study were collected from result of
questionnaire that had been given to 50 students at the 10 & 11 grade, data for this
study also obtained from interview‟s transcript of 5 students was choosen randomly.
The result of this study found that reading skill as the most dominant problem for
senior high school in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, and the most dominant in reading skill
were the lack of academic vocabulary and failure to read for meaning. 17 students
was experienced in reading skill due to lack of vocabularies. 15 students from 17
students who experienced the problem in reading skill had choosen 2 of problems
above as the most problem in reading skill. The other problem of four skills that
experienced by students were listening skill had choosen by 10 students, for listening
skill students have the most problem in cannot control the speed of native speaker,
lack of contextual knowledge and cannot concentrate, from 10 students, 9 students
had been choosen 3 problems above as their most problem, speaking skill had
choosen by 12 students in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, there were 4 problems in speaking
but the most that was experienced: worried about mistakes had been choosen by 7
students from 12. And the last was writing skill had been choosen by 11 students, in
writing skill itself, there are 4 problems and the most problems according to students
in Shafiyyatul was incorrect noun plurals, 10 of 11 students could not answer the
written expression question about noun plurals. Because reading skill as one of skill in
English as became problem for senior high school students, students overcome
problem in reading skill with mark or underline some difficult words in the text and
then find out meaning of the word that had similarities meaning. What students had
done to overcome in reading problem appropriate with learning strategies : grasping
main idea, supporting details, drawing conclusions and identifying inferences.
Keywords : Investigation, English language problem, language skill, listening, speaking,
reading, writing
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INVESTIGASI MASALAH DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS TERHADAP SISWA
INDONESIA DI SEKOLAH INTERNASIONAL : STUDI KASUS SEKOLAH
INTERNASIONAL SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini mencoba untuk menginvestigasi masalah bahasa Inggris didalam empat
kemampuan berbahasa pada siswa menengah atas sekolah internasional Shafiyyatul
Amaliyyah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini terbagi atas 2, yakni; untuk mencari dominan
masalah bahasa Inggris terhadap empat kemampuan berbahasa yang dialami oleh
siswa; dan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana siswa mengatasi masalah dalam bahasa
inggris; dan untuk mencari strategi apa yang sesuai untuk setiap masalah dalam
berbahasa seperti pada kemampuan mendengar, berbicara, membaca dan menulis.
Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian ini
didapatkan dari hasil kuesioner yang telah diberikan kepada 50 siswa yang duduk di
kelas 10 dan 11, data penelitian ini juga di dapatkan dari hasil wawancara kepada 5
siswa yang diambil secara acak. Hasil dari penelitian ini menemukan bahwa,
kemampuan membaca sebagai masalah utama bagi siswa jenjang menengah atas di
sekolah Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, dan masalah utama dalam kemampuan membaca
adalah kurangnya kosakata akademik dan gagal membaca makna. Terdapat 17 siswa
mengalami masalah dalam kemampuan membaca dikarenakan kurangnya kosakata.
15 siswa dari 17 siswa yang mengalami masalah dalam kemampuan membaca telah
memilih 2 masalah diatas sebagai masalah utama dalam membaca. Masalah
kebahasaan lain dari 4 kemampuan berbahasa yang dialami oleh 10 siswa,ialah
kemampuan mendengar, siswa mengalami masalah utama yaitu tidak dapat
mengendalikan ucapan native speaker, kurangnya pemahaman konteks dan sulit
berkonsentrasi, 9 dari 10 siswa memilih 3 masalah diatas sebagai masalah utama
mereka, 12 siswa Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah memilih kemampuan berbahasa sebagai
masalah mereka, ada 4 masalah dalam berbicara namun masalah utama bagi siswa
adalah khawatir melakukan kesalahan, yang dipilih oleh 7 dari 12 siswa sebagai
masalah mereka. Dan yang terakhir ialah kemampuan menulis yang dipilih oleh 11
siswa sebagai masalah. Dalam menulis, terdapat 4 masalah dan masalah utama bagi
siswa adalah penempatan kata benda jamak yang salah, 10 dari 11 siswa tidak dapat
menjawab dalam soal written expression tentang kata benda jamak. Dikarenakan
kemampuan membaca adalah masalah utama bagi siswa jenjang menengah keatas,
siswa mengatasi masalah tersebut dengan menandai atau menggaris bawahi
beberapa kosakata sulit pada teks lalu mencari arti atau kosakata dengan arti yang
sama. Apa yang siswa telah lakukan untuk mengatasi masalah membaca, sesuai
dengan teori strategi pembelajaran untuk kemampuan membaca yaitu : memahami
ide pokok, detail pendukung dan menarik kesimpulan.
Kata Kunci : Investigasi, Masalah dalam bahasa inggris, kemampuan berbahasa, mendengar,
berbicara, membaca, menulis
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank to the One and Only, her Almighty God,
Allah SWT for giving me everything health, strength, ability to finish this thesis, for
every bless and for every answered prayer.
In this occasion, I would like to thank the Rector of University of Sumatera
Utara Prof. Dr. Runtung Sitepu, S.H, M.Hum., and the Dean of Faculty of Cultural
Sciences Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S., the Head of English Postgraduate Program Dr.
Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H, M.A and the Secretary of English Postgraduate Program Dr.
Umar Mono, Dipl, Trans, M.Hum., and my deep gratitude goes to Dr. Ridwan
Hanafiah, M.A as my supervisor, and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, P.hD.,as my cosupervisor who expertly guided me in writing this thesis. Their valuable time, mental
support, and worthwhile advice have helped me so much that this thesis has become
to its final format. My appreciation also extends to all my lectures for encouragement
that launched the greater part of this thesis.
Thanks to my parents, My father, Kasturi and my beloved mother, Nurhayani
Damanik, S.Pd, who always pray for me, encourage me and support me in any
situations. Thanks to my brother Muhammad Azis Tarmidzi, Abdul Rauf Sazali and
my youngest sister Siti Rasyida Nur for their support and their endless love for me
during doing this thesis
Thank you for people who helped me in finishing this thesis, thank you for my
classmates who gave unforgotable moment and thank you for people I love that I
cannot mentioned one by one, no other words that can describe it all.
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Finally, I realize there are still many weakness in this thesis, hopefully this
thesis can be useful for who read.
Medan,
July 2017
The Writer,
Siti Nurhayati
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data
Name: Siti Nurhayati
Place, Data of Birth
: Lima Puluh, 25th Desember 1991
Sex
: Female
Religion
: Islam
Nationality
: Indonesia
Address
: Jl. Sei Mencirim Dusun IV Desa Medan Krio,
Sunggal 20352
Phone Number
: 085260098891
Email
: sitinur2512@gmail.com
Academic Background
1. 1998 – 2004
: SD Inpres 104188
2. 2004 - 2007
: SMPS Muhammadiyah 48 Sunggal
3. 2007 – 2010
: SMAS Muhammadiyah 18 Sunggal
4. 2010 – 2014
: Bachelor of Literature (S.S) of State University
of Medan
5. 2015 – 2017
: Master of Arts in English (M.A) Faculty
Cultural Sciences of Sumatera Utara
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
ABSTRACT ................................................................................ ...................... i
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................... iii
CURRICULUM VITAE ................................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURE .......................................................................................... viii
LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................... x
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1
1.2 Problems of the Study ............................................................................ 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study .......................................................................... 3
1.4 Scope of the Study ................................................................................. 4
1.5 Significances of the Study ..................................................................... 4
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Investigation ........................................................................................... 5
2.2 Language Problem ................................................................................. 6
2.2.1 Listening Problem ........................................................................ 7
2.2.2 Speaking Problem ........................................................................ 9
2.2.3 Reading Problem......................................................................... 10
2.2.4 Writing Problem ......................................................................... 11
2.3 International School ............................................................................. 13
2.4 Case Study ........................................................................................... 14
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2.5 Theoretical Framework ......................................................................... 14
2.5.1 Second Language Acquisition .................................................... 14
2.5.1.1 English as Foreign Language ......................................... 15
2.6 Theory of Language Learning Strategies .............................................. 16
2.6.1 Listening Skill ............................................................................. 17
2.6.2 Speaking Skill ............................................................................. 18
2.6.3 Reading Skill............................................................................... 20
2.6.4 Writing Skill ............................................................................... 21
2.7 Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah Foundation ...................................................... 22
2.8 Previous Relevant Studies..................................................................... 22
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Time and Location of Research ............................................................ 28
3.2 Research Design.................................................................................... 28
3.3 The Data & Data Source ....................................................................... 29
3.4 Instrument of Collecting Data ............................................................... 30
3.4.1 Questionnaire .............................................................................. 30
3.4.2 Interview ..................................................................................... 31
3.5 Techniques of Data Analysis ................................................................ 31
3.6 Data Validation ..................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Language Problem ................................................................................ 37
4.1.1 Listening Problem ....................................................................... 37
4.1.2 Speaking Problem ....................................................................... 41
4.1.3 Reading Problem......................................................................... 45
4.1.4 Writing Problem ......................................................................... 49
4.2 How Do The Students Apply the Learning Strategies to Overcome the
problem .......................................................................................... 57
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4.2.1 Listening Problem .................................................................. 57
4.2.2 Speaking Problem .................................................................. 60
4.2.3 Reading Problem .................................................................... 61
4.2.4 Writing Problem ..................................................................... 63
4.3 Findings ................................................................................................. 64
4.4 Discussions ........................................................................................... 70
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ............................... 76
5.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................... 76
5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................... 79
REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 80
APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 85
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LIST OF TABLES
No. Title
Page
3.3 Table of Description of The Students ............................................................. .......
30
3.6 Table of The Description of Kinds of Data and Questions Item ...................
34
4.1 Table of Dominant English Language Problem that Experienced by Students
55
4.1.1 Table of Description of Listening Problem in English Language Learning
37
4.1.2 Table of Description of Speaking Problem in English Language Learning .........
42
4.1.3 Table of Description of Reading Problem in English Language Learning ..
45
4.1.4 Table of Description of Writing Problem in English Language Learning ...
49
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LIST OF FIGURE
No.
Title
Page
3.1 Figure of Diagram of Research Process ..................................................
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LIST OF APPENDICES
No.
Appendix 1
Questionnaire to Shafiyatul Amaliyah International Students
Appendix 2
Interview‟s Transcript of Students
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Distribution of English Language Problem Experienced by The
Students
Letter of Research Permission
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
EFL
= English as Foreign Language
ESL
= English as Second Language
ELL‟s
= English Language Learners
L1
= First Language
L2
= Second Language
SLA
= Second Language Acquisition
SVA
= Subject-Verb-Agreement
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESISAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A
CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL
A THESIS
By
SITI NURHAYATI
147052018/MBE
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A
CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL
A THESIS
Submitted as the Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts
(M.A.) in English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences,
University of Sumatera Utara
By
SITI NURHAYATI
147052018/MBE
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN
2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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Title of Thesis
:AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
PROBLEMS
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL : A CASE STUDY IN
SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Name
:Siti Nurhayati
Reg. Number
:147052018
Study Program
:English Postgraduate
Approved by
Adviser Commission
(Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.)
Adviser I
(Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D)
Adviser II
Head of
English Postgraduate Program
Dean of
Faculty of Cultural Sciences
(Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.)
(Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.)
Passing Date
: 29th July 2017
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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Has been examined on
Date :29th July 2017
Board of Examiners :
Chief
: Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.
(…………………….)
Members
: Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D.
(…………………….)
Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.,
(…………………….)
Dr. Deliana, M.Hum
(…………………….)
Dr. Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Trans., M.Hum
(…………………….)
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DECLARATION
AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL:
A CASE STUDY IN SHAFIYATUL AMALIYAH
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
I certify that the thesis I wrote as one of the requierments to obtain the degree
of Master of Arts from English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, is exactly my own work.
I certify that I clearly mentioned the reference of the citations I used in some
specific parts of this thesis based on norm, rule, and etiquette of the technique of a
scientific writing.
I certify, in the future , that I am willing to accept the sanction of the
renovation of my academic degree which I receive and other sanction in accordance
with the prevailing laws and regulations, provided some parts or all parts of this thesis
are invented not be my own work or to commit plagiarism.
Medan, July 2017
The Writer
Siti Nurhayati
Universitas Sumatera Utara
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AN INVESTIGATION OF INDONESIAN STUDENT’S ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROBLEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY IN
SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABSTRACT
This study tries to investigate English language problem of four English skills in
International school of senior high school students in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah
International School (i.e listening skill, speaking skill, reading skill, writing skill). The
objectives of this study are two folds; to find out dominant English language problem
of four skills that experienced by the students; and to describe how students apply
learning strategies to overcome the language problem. This study engaged with a
qualitative descriptive approach. Data for this study were collected from result of
questionnaire that had been given to 50 students at the 10 & 11 grade, data for this
study also obtained from interview‟s transcript of 5 students was choosen randomly.
The result of this study found that reading skill as the most dominant problem for
senior high school in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, and the most dominant in reading skill
were the lack of academic vocabulary and failure to read for meaning. 17 students
was experienced in reading skill due to lack of vocabularies. 15 students from 17
students who experienced the problem in reading skill had choosen 2 of problems
above as the most problem in reading skill. The other problem of four skills that
experienced by students were listening skill had choosen by 10 students, for listening
skill students have the most problem in cannot control the speed of native speaker,
lack of contextual knowledge and cannot concentrate, from 10 students, 9 students
had been choosen 3 problems above as their most problem, speaking skill had
choosen by 12 students in Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, there were 4 problems in speaking
but the most that was experienced: worried about mistakes had been choosen by 7
students from 12. And the last was writing skill had been choosen by 11 students, in
writing skill itself, there are 4 problems and the most problems according to students
in Shafiyyatul was incorrect noun plurals, 10 of 11 students could not answer the
written expression question about noun plurals. Because reading skill as one of skill in
English as became problem for senior high school students, students overcome
problem in reading skill with mark or underline some difficult words in the text and
then find out meaning of the word that had similarities meaning. What students had
done to overcome in reading problem appropriate with learning strategies : grasping
main idea, supporting details, drawing conclusions and identifying inferences.
Keywords : Investigation, English language problem, language skill, listening, speaking,
reading, writing
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INVESTIGASI MASALAH DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS TERHADAP SISWA
INDONESIA DI SEKOLAH INTERNASIONAL : STUDI KASUS SEKOLAH
INTERNASIONAL SHAFIYYATUL AMALIYYAH
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini mencoba untuk menginvestigasi masalah bahasa Inggris didalam empat
kemampuan berbahasa pada siswa menengah atas sekolah internasional Shafiyyatul
Amaliyyah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini terbagi atas 2, yakni; untuk mencari dominan
masalah bahasa Inggris terhadap empat kemampuan berbahasa yang dialami oleh
siswa; dan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana siswa mengatasi masalah dalam bahasa
inggris; dan untuk mencari strategi apa yang sesuai untuk setiap masalah dalam
berbahasa seperti pada kemampuan mendengar, berbicara, membaca dan menulis.
Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian ini
didapatkan dari hasil kuesioner yang telah diberikan kepada 50 siswa yang duduk di
kelas 10 dan 11, data penelitian ini juga di dapatkan dari hasil wawancara kepada 5
siswa yang diambil secara acak. Hasil dari penelitian ini menemukan bahwa,
kemampuan membaca sebagai masalah utama bagi siswa jenjang menengah atas di
sekolah Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah, dan masalah utama dalam kemampuan membaca
adalah kurangnya kosakata akademik dan gagal membaca makna. Terdapat 17 siswa
mengalami masalah dalam kemampuan membaca dikarenakan kurangnya kosakata.
15 siswa dari 17 siswa yang mengalami masalah dalam kemampuan membaca telah
memilih 2 masalah diatas sebagai masalah utama dalam membaca. Masalah
kebahasaan lain dari 4 kemampuan berbahasa yang dialami oleh 10 siswa,ialah
kemampuan mendengar, siswa mengalami masalah utama yaitu tidak dapat
mengendalikan ucapan native speaker, kurangnya pemahaman konteks dan sulit
berkonsentrasi, 9 dari 10 siswa memilih 3 masalah diatas sebagai masalah utama
mereka, 12 siswa Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah memilih kemampuan berbahasa sebagai
masalah mereka, ada 4 masalah dalam berbicara namun masalah utama bagi siswa
adalah khawatir melakukan kesalahan, yang dipilih oleh 7 dari 12 siswa sebagai
masalah mereka. Dan yang terakhir ialah kemampuan menulis yang dipilih oleh 11
siswa sebagai masalah. Dalam menulis, terdapat 4 masalah dan masalah utama bagi
siswa adalah penempatan kata benda jamak yang salah, 10 dari 11 siswa tidak dapat
menjawab dalam soal written expression tentang kata benda jamak. Dikarenakan
kemampuan membaca adalah masalah utama bagi siswa jenjang menengah keatas,
siswa mengatasi masalah tersebut dengan menandai atau menggaris bawahi
beberapa kosakata sulit pada teks lalu mencari arti atau kosakata dengan arti yang
sama. Apa yang siswa telah lakukan untuk mengatasi masalah membaca, sesuai
dengan teori strategi pembelajaran untuk kemampuan membaca yaitu : memahami
ide pokok, detail pendukung dan menarik kesimpulan.
Kata Kunci : Investigasi, Masalah dalam bahasa inggris, kemampuan berbahasa, mendengar,
berbicara, membaca, menulis
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to thank to the One and Only, her Almighty God,
Allah SWT for giving me everything health, strength, ability to finish this thesis, for
every bless and for every answered prayer.
In this occasion, I would like to thank the Rector of University of Sumatera
Utara Prof. Dr. Runtung Sitepu, S.H, M.Hum., and the Dean of Faculty of Cultural
Sciences Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S., the Head of English Postgraduate Program Dr.
Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H, M.A and the Secretary of English Postgraduate Program Dr.
Umar Mono, Dipl, Trans, M.Hum., and my deep gratitude goes to Dr. Ridwan
Hanafiah, M.A as my supervisor, and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A, P.hD.,as my cosupervisor who expertly guided me in writing this thesis. Their valuable time, mental
support, and worthwhile advice have helped me so much that this thesis has become
to its final format. My appreciation also extends to all my lectures for encouragement
that launched the greater part of this thesis.
Thanks to my parents, My father, Kasturi and my beloved mother, Nurhayani
Damanik, S.Pd, who always pray for me, encourage me and support me in any
situations. Thanks to my brother Muhammad Azis Tarmidzi, Abdul Rauf Sazali and
my youngest sister Siti Rasyida Nur for their support and their endless love for me
during doing this thesis
Thank you for people who helped me in finishing this thesis, thank you for my
classmates who gave unforgotable moment and thank you for people I love that I
cannot mentioned one by one, no other words that can describe it all.
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Finally, I realize there are still many weakness in this thesis, hopefully this
thesis can be useful for who read.
Medan,
July 2017
The Writer,
Siti Nurhayati
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data
Name: Siti Nurhayati
Place, Data of Birth
: Lima Puluh, 25th Desember 1991
Sex
: Female
Religion
: Islam
Nationality
: Indonesia
Address
: Jl. Sei Mencirim Dusun IV Desa Medan Krio,
Sunggal 20352
Phone Number
: 085260098891
: sitinur2512@gmail.com
Academic Background
1. 1998 – 2004
: SD Inpres 104188
2. 2004 - 2007
: SMPS Muhammadiyah 48 Sunggal
3. 2007 – 2010
: SMAS Muhammadiyah 18 Sunggal
4. 2010 – 2014
: Bachelor of Literature (S.S) of State University
of Medan
5. 2015 – 2017
: Master of Arts in English (M.A) Faculty
Cultural Sciences of Sumatera Utara
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
ABSTRACT ................................................................................ ...................... i
ABSTRAK ......................................................................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................... iii
CURRICULUM VITAE ................................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURE .......................................................................................... viii
LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................. ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................... x
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1
1.2 Problems of the Study ............................................................................ 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study .......................................................................... 3
1.4 Scope of the Study ................................................................................. 4
1.5 Significances of the Study ..................................................................... 4
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Investigation ........................................................................................... 5
2.2 Language Problem ................................................................................. 6
2.2.1 Listening Problem ........................................................................ 7
2.2.2 Speaking Problem ........................................................................ 9
2.2.3 Reading Problem......................................................................... 10
2.2.4 Writing Problem ......................................................................... 11
2.3 International School ............................................................................. 13
2.4 Case Study ........................................................................................... 14
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2.5 Theoretical Framework ......................................................................... 14
2.5.1 Second Language Acquisition .................................................... 14
2.5.1.1 English as Foreign Language ......................................... 15
2.6 Theory of Language Learning Strategies .............................................. 16
2.6.1 Listening Skill ............................................................................. 17
2.6.2 Speaking Skill ............................................................................. 18
2.6.3 Reading Skill............................................................................... 20
2.6.4 Writing Skill ............................................................................... 21
2.7 Shafiyyatul Amaliyyah Foundation ...................................................... 22
2.8 Previous Relevant Studies..................................................................... 22
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Time and Location of Research ............................................................ 28
3.2 Research Design.................................................................................... 28
3.3 The Data & Data Source ....................................................................... 29
3.4 Instrument of Collecting Data ............................................................... 30
3.4.1 Questionnaire .............................................................................. 30
3.4.2 Interview ..................................................................................... 31
3.5 Techniques of Data Analysis ................................................................ 31
3.6 Data Validation ..................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Language Problem ................................................................................ 37
4.1.1 Listening Problem ....................................................................... 37
4.1.2 Speaking Problem ....................................................................... 41
4.1.3 Reading Problem......................................................................... 45
4.1.4 Writing Problem ......................................................................... 49
4.2 How Do The Students Apply the Learning Strategies to Overcome the
problem .......................................................................................... 57
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4.2.1 Listening Problem .................................................................. 57
4.2.2 Speaking Problem .................................................................. 60
4.2.3 Reading Problem .................................................................... 61
4.2.4 Writing Problem ..................................................................... 63
4.3 Findings ................................................................................................. 64
4.4 Discussions ........................................................................................... 70
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ............................... 76
5.1 Conclusions ........................................................................................... 76
5.2 Suggestions ........................................................................................... 79
REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 80
APPENDICES ................................................................................................... 85
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LIST OF TABLES
No. Title
Page
3.3 Table of Description of The Students ............................................................. .......
30
3.6 Table of The Description of Kinds of Data and Questions Item ...................
34
4.1 Table of Dominant English Language Problem that Experienced by Students
55
4.1.1 Table of Description of Listening Problem in English Language Learning
37
4.1.2 Table of Description of Speaking Problem in English Language Learning .........
42
4.1.3 Table of Description of Reading Problem in English Language Learning ..
45
4.1.4 Table of Description of Writing Problem in English Language Learning ...
49
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LIST OF FIGURE
No.
Title
Page
3.1 Figure of Diagram of Research Process ..................................................
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LIST OF APPENDICES
No.
Appendix 1
Questionnaire to Shafiyatul Amaliyah International Students
Appendix 2
Interview‟s Transcript of Students
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Distribution of English Language Problem Experienced by The
Students
Letter of Research Permission
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
EFL
= English as Foreign Language
ESL
= English as Second Language
ELL‟s
= English Language Learners
L1
= First Language
L2
= Second Language
SLA
= Second Language Acquisition
SVA
= Subject-Verb-Agreement
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