Based on Table 4.4 above, 91.25 of the students find that pronouncing the English words correctly is difficult. In addition, their difficulty in learning
English also deals with choosing and using the vocabulary in spoken and written texts. The result form questionnaire were supported by the result of the
interview with some students and the English teacher, the difficulties that the students faced in learning English dealt with the vocabulary, grammar, and
pronunciation. The excerpt can be seen as follows.
3 Wants
The last part in target needs is wants. Wants mean the students’ view to what their needs are Hutchinson and Waters, 1987: 56. The table below shows
the results of the need analysis related to the students’ wants.
Table 4.5: The Students’ Wants in Learning English No.
Statements Scale
1 2
3 4
SUM SUM
How do you want English to be taught? 18
Teacher describes using the texts inside the English course book
20 80
19 Teacher describes using the texts and
media such as audio, video, and pictures
8.75 91.25
R :
Apa kesulitan dalam belajar bahasa Inggris?
What do you find difficult when learning English?
S3 :
Rumusnya susah dan bacanya susah,
miss
. Terus, memahami kosakata dan artinya juga susah.
Understanding the English grammar and reading in English are difficult, miss. Then, understanding the
vocabulary or English words and their meanings are also difficult. T
:
Kosakata bahasa inggris mereka yang kurang banyak.
They know little English vocabulary.
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20 Students practice the skills directly
listening practice, speaking practice, reading practice, and writing practice
13.75 86.25
Table 4.5 shows that in learning English, 91.25 of students want the teacher describes using the texts and media such as audio, video, and pictures.
Moreover, students also agree and strongly agree that they want to practice the skills directly after teacher describes the materials. In accordance with the
result of interview, students stated that they wanted English to be taught through the explanation from the teacher and then, they practiced the language
directly. The excerpt can be seen as follows.
b. Learning Needs
1 Inputs
The first point in learning needs is input. According to Nunan 2004: 47, input means the spoken, written, and visual data that learners work with in the
course of completing task. Input can be in the form of texts, audio, video, pictures, etc. The following tables show the result of the questionnaires related
to the input for the four skills and the length of the input texts. R :
Kamu ingin bahasa Inggris diajarkan dengan cara yang seperti apa ?
How do you want English to be taught? S1 :
Ya guru menjelaskan
, miss.
Kita praktik langsung. Mengerjakan latihan secara berpasangan atau berkelompok.
The teacher explains and we practice directly, miss. We do tasks in pairs or in groups.
S2 :
Guru menjelaskan secara lisan dan siswa berlatih.
The teacher explains the materials orally and the students practice it.
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