Having An 8-Year-Old Boy Who Lacks Concentration in Pre-Introduction 3 Level at New Concept English Education Centre.

ABSTRACT
Tujuan penulisan Tugas Akhir ini adalah untuk menganalisa masalah
yang saya hadapi ketika magang sebagai guru di New Concept English
Education Centre. Masalah tersebut adalah adanya seorang anak laki-laki
berusia delapan tahun, yang kurang mampu berkonsentrasi pada saat
belajar di kelas.
Penyebab anak tersebut kurang mampu berkonsentrasi yaitu, anak
tersebut merasa kelelahan dan merasa bosan. Kemudian, karena anak
tersebut kurang mampu berkonsentrasi, akibatnya anak tersebut tidak
pernah mengerjakan latihan di kelas sampai selesai, dan anak tersebut
juga menjadi ketinggalan dalam pelajaran, dan saya menjadi kesulitan
dalam mengatur waktu pada saat memberikan pelajaran. Untuk
menghadapi masalah tersebut ada tiga solusi yang dapat diterapkan
dengan melihat beberapa dampak positif dan dampak negatif dari tiap
solusi. Solusi-solusi yang dapat diterapkan tersebut yang pertama adalah
saya mengubah beberapa metode dengan beberapa aktivitas di kelas
yang membuat anak-anak melakukan pergerakan tubuh. Kedua, saya
memberikan perhatian lebih kepada anak tesebut pada saat belajar di
kelas. Ketiga, saya membuat catatan untuk anak tersebut untuk dipelajari
di rumah.
Saya juga menentukan satu solusi yang paling tepat dalam

menghadapi anak yang kurang konsentrasi tersebut. Saya memilih untuk
memberikan perhatian lebih kepada anak tersebut pada saat belajar di
kelas. Dengan pilihan solusi ini, saya berharap solusi ini bisa membantu
para guru dalam menghadapi permasalahan yang sama.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT................................................................................................... i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY............................................................... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................ iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................1-6
A. Background of the Study
B. Identification of the Problem
C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
D. Description of the Institution

E. Method of the Study
F. Limitation of the Study
G. Organization of the Term Paper
CHAPTER II. PROBLEM ANALYSIS........................................................ 7-10
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS................................................11-16
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION................................................................. 17-19
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES:
A. FLOWCHART
B. AN INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

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A. Appendix
FLOWCHART

Causes
- The student felt tired.

- The student felt bored.

Potential Negative effects
- The student will feel more
tired than before.
- Some materials from
students’ textbook will be left
unfinished.

Problem
There is an 8-year-old Boy
Who Lacks Concentration at
Pre-Introduction 3 Level at
New Concept English
Education Centre between
January and February 2011

- The student will depend on
my attention in his learning

process.
Potential Negative effect
- It is possible that the
student will feel that there is
no need to listen to the
teacher’s explanation in
class.

- The student never finished
doing the exercises.
- The student was behind in
his lessons.
- It was difficult for me to
manage the time in giving the
lessons.

Potential Solution I
I change some methods with
some activities in class which
make the students do body

movements

Potential Positive effects
- The student will not feel
bored.
- The student will be able to
learn better.

Potential Negative effects
-The other students will be
jealous.

Effects

Potential Solution II
I give more attention to the
student during the lessons

Potential Solution III
I make notes for the student

to study at home

Potential Positive effects
- The student will try to focus
on the lesson.
- The student will try his best
because he knows that I care
about him.
Potential Positive effect
- The student will not be
behind in his lessons.

Chosen Solution
I give more attention to the
student during the lessons

B. Appendix
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

Name of respondent : Bramasta (Rama)

Day/date of interview : Monday/19 September 2011
Place of interview
Time

Rinda

: NCEEC at Sarijadi, Blok 14 no. 25
: 05.10 to 05.30 pm

: Ms mau nanya, Rama di kelas kelihatannya ko lesu aja, kaya
ga semangat belajar Bahasa Inggrisnya, kenapa?

Bramasta : Iya ms, sayanya udah cape soalnya seharian aktivitas, trus
langsung berangkat les kadang juga udah malas karna udah
pengen istirahat.
Rinda

: Tapi Rama suka ga belajar Bahasa Inggris, soalnya Rama
kalau nulis sama ngerjain latihan gitu, ms lihat kaya ga senang
kayanya?

Bramasta : Suka ko ms, tapi ga suka kalau nulis gitu bosan, bikin
ngantuk kalau lama gitu nulisnya.
Rinda

: Memangnya kamu ga tidur siang dulu sebelum berangkat les?

Bramasta: Saya ga pernah tidur siang ms, soalnya setiap habis pulang
sekolah setengah tigaan, soalnya ikut ekstrakurikuler, trus
setelah pulang sekolah ada les matematika sama les gambar
juga.
Rinda

: Kamu biasanya bangun pagi, berangkat sekolah gitu jam
berapa?

Bramasta : Bangunnya setengah lima, trus berangkat jam enam.
Rinda

: Jadi kalau belajar sama mengerjakan PR jam berapa?

Bramasta : Malam-malam ms, kalau sudah beres makan, udah gitu tidur
jam sembilan.

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study
In learning, concentration is important because concentration can help
learners to get the point of what they listen, read, and watch easily.
Concentration is a process of focusing the mind on a particular object with
full attention (“Pengertian Konsentrasi Dalam Belajar” par.1). If learners
lack of concentration, it will be hard for them to understand what they are
learning.
When I was doing my internship in New Concept English Education
Centre (henceforth, NCEEC), I found a student who has difficulty in
concentrating in every meeting. Therefore, the problem is there is an 8year-old boy who lacks concentration. His name is Bramasta, and he was
in the Pre Introduction 3 level. He was one of five students whom I taught
twice a week in English class during my internship as a teacher in NCEEC
for a month. Bramasta’s lack of concentration was disturbing the process

of his learning. He often day dreamed while putting his pencil to his mouth.

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Therefore, he did not catch the lessons that I explained which gave him
difficulty in doing the exercises. This is why I want to analyze this problem
in this term paper.
The solution of this problem is important to find, because this problem
can affect the future of Bramasta, especially in his education. Therefore, if
there is a solution, it will help Bramasta’s education better. For that reason,
I am going to analyze this problem in a systematic and critical way.

B. Identification of the Problem
The problem will be discussed in this term paper to answer the
following questions:
1. Why does the student lack concentration?
2. How does his lack of concentration affect his learning process?
3. How can I help the student to be able to concentrate on the

lessons?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study
There are three objectives of this term paper. The first is to know the
causes of the student’s lack of concentration in learning. The second is to
know the effects of the student’s lack of concentration in learning. The last
is to understand the way to help the student who lacks concentration in
learning.
There are two benefits of this term paper for teachers in NCEEC. First,
this term paper can help them to make the lesson more interesting, and

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the lesson which is interesting will get the students’ attention. Second, it
can help them on how to help the students especially those who lack
concentration.
For the readers, this term paper is beneficial to get information about
students’ lack of concentration in learning. If the readers have difficulty in
dealing with their students or their children who lack concentration, they
can get information about the solution from this term paper.
This term paper also has benefits for me as the writer. This term paper
gives me some information about lack of concentration which can help me
whenever I face a similar problem in the future.

D. Description of the Institution
NCEEC is an English education institution under Yayasan Pendidikan
New Concept. NCEEC was founded in 1983. This institution has been
educating a lot of students and professionals. From 2002 NCEEC has
been extending their network to other cities outside Jabodetabek. Now
NCEEC has one hundred twenty two (122) branches in Bandung,
Semarang, Yogyakarta, Solo, Madiun, Surabaya, Demak, Kudus, and
Jepara. I did my internship at the branch in Bandung, which is located at
Sarijadi Blok 14 no. 25. It is led by Mr. Sutrisno, S. Kom.
There are two visions and four missions of NCEEC as stated in their
brochure. The first vision is willing to participate in making the life of the
nation being intellect especially in the area of the English language
teaching as the facility as the way to have the capability in information

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system, technology and science. The second vision is being a reliable and
trustworthy English educational institution. The first mission is creating
sophisticated teaching method which is most up-to-date, and able to
accelerate in mastering English language. The second mission is creating
a management support which is professional, so that the teaching
activities can work effectively and efficiently. Then, the third mission is
creating a professional team of human resources in systematic and
efficient trainings and expansion. Forth, developing networks and
marketing in order to make the education service can be enjoyed by the
whole society.

E. Method of the Study
For getting the information that I need to complete this term paper, I
use some research methods. During my internship from January to
February 2011, I wrote my daily internship journal which recorded the
experiences in my teaching, and I got some data from that journal. I also
did an interview with the student to get the data about him. I read some
articles from the Internet and also read some books to find the theories
which can support my statements.

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F. Limitation of the Study
The study focuses on an 8-year-old student in the Pre Introduction 3
level at NCEEC who lacks concentration. He was one of five students that
I taught in the class during my internship between January and February
2011.

G. Organization of the Term Paper
This term paper starts with an Abstract. The Abstract is a summary
about the whole content of the term paper in Bahasa Indonesia. Then,
there are four chapters of the contents.
The first chapter is Introduction which is divided into seven parts.
The first part is Background of the Study which explains the reason of
choosing the topic. Then, there is the Identification of the Problem which
has questions that will guide the research. The third part is Objectives and
Benefits of the Study which describe the aims and benefits of this term
paper for the institution, the readers, and for the writer. The fourth part is
Description of the Institution which is about the history, vision and mission
of NCEEC. Afterwards, there is Method of the Study which is about the
process of collecting data. The sixth part is Limitation of the Study which is
about the limit of the topic to discuss. The seventh part is Organization of
the term Paper which is the order and the short description of the parts of
the term paper.
Next is Chapter II. It is Problem Analysis which analyzes the causes
and the effects of the problem. After that, Chapter III, Potential Solutions,

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which discusses three Potential Solutions with their positive and negative
effects.
The last is Chapter IV. It is the Conclusion of the best solution that I
choose, with logical and responsible reasons. Then, there is Bibliography.
It contains the information about the publishing of all sources cited in
Chapter I to Chapter IV. After that, there are Appendices which contain the
Flowchart, and an interview transcript.

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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION

Based on my analyses in the previous chapters, I sum up that having
an 8-year-old student who lacks concentration in English Course at
NCEEC is caused by the fact that the student felt tired, and the student felt
bored. Then the effects of this problem are, the student never finished
doing the exercises, and the student was behind in his lessons, and it was
difficult for me to manage the time in giving the lesson. I have three
potential solutions for this problem, which are I change some methods with
some activities in class which make the students do body movements, I
give more attention to the student during the lessons, and I make notes for
the student to study at home.
Now, I would like to present the best solution to the problem in dealing
with this student who lacks concentration. For this problem I choose to
give more attention to the student during the lessons. By giving attention
and support to him, there is possibility for him to be motivated.

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My reason for choosing this second potential solution as the best
solution is because of the consideration of the negative effects of each
potential solution. The first negative effect of the first potential solution is
the student will feel more tired. If I choose the first potential solution, it is
not effective because one of the causes of my difficulty is the tiredness of
the student. Being tired or having much to do causes lack of concentration
(Rosario par.1). Then, the other cause of the first potential solution which
is some materials from the students’ textbook will be left unfinished, this is
not also effective in the learning. Then, there is the third potential
solution's negative effect, which is it is possible that the student will feel
there is no need to listen to the teacher's explanation; therefore, he will not
pay attention while I explain the lesson. This means that I still cannot deal
with him. Thus, I choose the second potential solution because I think that
the negative effects of the second potential solution do not hinder him from
concentrating.
In conclusion, when I see the first and the third potential solutions,
there are still possibilities that can arouse the student’s lack of
concentration. However, the two effects of the second potential solution do
not hinder the student to concentrate. In addition, to handle the jealousy of
other students, I will explain the condition of Bramasta’s difficulty to them,
and tell them that he needs more attention in learning. I will also persuade
them to help Bramasta, too. Then the second negative effect of the
second potential solution is the student will depend on my attention in his

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learning process. It is not disrupt as long as the attention that I give can
keep the student to focus on the lesson.

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Interview
Rama. Personal Interview. 19 September 2011.

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