observation, the researcher also interviewed the learners. The researcher designed 15 questions dealing with learners interest. In interviewing the
learners, the researcher used simple words question. She also used realiavisual aids in interviewing the learners to encourage them to answer
the questions. Sometimes, she helped the learner who had difficulties in answering the questions. Certain topic were chosen as the basis of the
English program.
2. Learners’ Needs and Interest
a. Observation
Routine in the classroom, the teacher greeted the students as she came into the classroom. She set the classroom in a big circle. The
teacher asked all the students to sit down on the floor to listen and watch the teacher explanation.
Role of the teacher : The teacher was the central and active. In
addition, the teacher dominated the teaching- learning proccess. She was the one who lectured the students.
Role of the learners : The learners were the listener. In teaching-
learning process, the learners were set as the listener. Learners’ attitudes : They were less paid attenttion toward teacher’s
explannation. They were easily get bored with the lesson. It might be caused by the contents of the materials inside the book.
The contents of the book provided some topics with no clear explannation setting. The content were merely served materials that
not interesting for them. It is supported with the tasks provided, most of them were prompted the learners to write. They were getting bored
soon, everytime they had to do the activities given to them. Some of the learners faced difficulties in doing the activities. There was a child,
that always looking at his friend first before he was doing it. Some of the learners were talking with their friend about the activity they had to
do. They discussed, gave opinion dealing with the activity. They discussed using their own language. One of them, mostly finished her
activity alone. She never asked about the activity to the teacher or to her friends.
Learners’ motivation : Basically, they were always pleasant to
learn something new, including learnt a new language. They had high motivation in teaching-learning process, since the activities done
engaged their whole body. But their motivation were very low, when the teacher gave them behind the desk activities especially writing
activity. Learners’ interest
: The learners were very enthusiast when the activities conducted encourage them were challenging and interesting.
The activities that attracted learners’ interest in the classroom, can be seen from the table below :
Table 4.43 Activities conducted
Days of Observation
Activity types Descriptions
First day Matching
Match the parts to complete the pictures.
Second day Singing
Happy birthday song Third day
puzzles Doing name puzzle
Fourth day Singing
ABC song Five day
Singing Do you have song
From the table above can be conclude that learners’ at the classroom were interested in doing the activities that involved not only
their mind but also their bodies. In addition, the activities were combination of some intelligences.
The researcher also found that there were three major intelligence’s profiles of the learners. Those were: interpersonal,
intrapersonal and bodily-kinesthetic profiles. The reality above showed that the learners at the class were various.
b. Interview
