Handling Pupils Between 3 - 5 Years Old Who Do Not Participate in English Teaching Learning Activities At Creative Learning.
ABSTRACT
Dalam rangka memenuhi syarat kelulusan saya dari Program D3
Bahasa Inggris, saya melakukan program magang di Creative Learning.
Saya mengalami beberapa masalah selama melakukan program magang.
Salah satu masalah yang saya hadapi adalah bagaimana menangani
siswa yang berumur 3–5 tahun yang tidak mau berpartisipasi dalam
kegiatan belajar Bahasa Inggris. Penyebab dari masalah tersebut adalah
siswa menangis di dalam kelas karena mereka ingin dekat dengan
keluarganya, mereka kurang memiliki motivasi belajar, dan mereka lebih
senang bermain daripada mengikuti pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Masalah ini
menyebabkan beberapa dampak yaitu, siswa yang lain mengikuti tingkah
laku temannya yang tidak mau berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan belajar
mengajar Bahasa Inggris, perkembangan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris
mereka berjalan lambat, dan mereka tidak menikmati pelajaran Bahasa
Inggris.
Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, saya menemukan beberapa solusi yang
dapat digunakan guru agar siswa mau mengikuti kegiatan belajar Bahasa
Inggris. Solusi pertama adalah guru melakukan pendekatan dengan siswa
di luar kelas. Solusi kedua adalah guru memberikan kegiatan belajar yang
menarik dalam setiap sesi pengajaran. Solusi yang ketiga adalah guru
memberikan hadiah kepada siswa yang mau berpartisipasi mengikuti
kegitan belajar Bahasa Inggris. Saya menggabungkan solusi yang
pertama dan kedua untuk mendapatkan hasil pemecahan masalah yang
maksimal. Saya tidak menggunakan solusi yang ketiga karena siswa akan
bergantung pada hadiah.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ............................................................. i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................ iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………….......1
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…………………………………………6
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS………………………………….....9
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION………………………………………………..15
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX: FLOWCHART
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FLOWCHART
Causes
1.
2.
3.
Pupils, especially new
pupils often cry in class
because they want to be
close with their family.
Pupils have no
motivation to learn.
Pupils like playing in
class rather than
listening to the teacher’s
explanation
Problem
Handling pupils
between 3 – 5 years
old who do not
participate in English
teaching - learning
activities at Creative
Learning.
Effects
1.
2.
3.
Other pupils will follow
those who do not
participate in English
activities.
Pupil’s learning progress
is slow.
The pupils do not enjoy
the lesson.
Potential Negative Effects
PotentialSolution I
1.
2.
The pupils become very
dependent on the
teacher and it will
resulted that teacher
spend much time.
The pupils become
spoiled
with the teacher .
Potential Negative Effects
1.
2.
The teacher needs extra
time to prepare the
activities.
The institution spent
some money to upgrade
their teaching tools
according to the
student’s interest.
Potential Negative Effects
1.
2.
Pupil who is not
receiving the reward will
be jealous with his/her
friends who receive the
rewards.
The pupils focus more
on rewards than lessons.
The teacher
approaches the pupils
outside the class.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
PotentialSolution II
The teacher gives
interesting activities in
every teaching
session.
PotentialSolution III
The teacher gives
rewards to pupils who
participated in English
class activities.
The pupils can
participate in English
class activities.
The pupils respect their
teacher.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
The pupils enjoy the
lesson.
The pupils make
significant progress.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
The pupils become
active in class.
The pupils become
competitive with the
others.
Chosen Solution
Potential Solution I &II
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
Learning English is very important because English is an
international language. As I read in “Why is English the
International Language?”, the domination of the English language
globally is indisputable. English is the language of diplomacy and
international communication. (par.1). That is why, I want to improve
my English skills. I choose teaching at Creative Learning because I
can practice my English skills by teaching. Moreover, I want to learn
more about practical English in teaching.
When I did an internship at Creative Learning, my task was as a
teacher assistant. I helped the teacher in teaching English and after
a few weeks, I was given some chances to teach. I was nervous at
my first teaching session, but after a few days I got confidence in
teaching.
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Working as teacher was not easy because I often found a
problem that some pupils between 3–5 years old did not want to
participate in English class activities. This problem is important to
be analyzed because I want to optimize the teaching–learning
activities.
In this term paper, I would like to focus on the problem I often
faced during my internship. I also propose to find the best solution
of the problem. I hope that I can improve my skill in teaching and I
also hope this term paper will be useful for everyone who reads my
term paper.
B. Identification of the Problem
Based on my experience during my internship program as a
teacher assistant at Creative Learning I would like to analyze:
1. Why were some pupils unwilling to participate in English class
activities?
2. How did the problem influence my performance as an assistant
teacher?
3. How should the teacher make the pupils become active in
English class activities?
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C. Objectives and Benefits
The objective of my study is to analyze why some pupils do not
participate in English class activities. Afterwards, I will find out the
best solutions of the problem.
The benefit that I can get from this study is I will know how to
overcome this problem. Besides, I can have a new insight for my
future job as a teacher.
The benefit for the institution from this term paper is the
institution can get more inputs about teaching techniques in
handling this problem.
D. Description of the Institution
In 2004, Creative Learning was established in Setra Sari Plaza
A/2. The owner is Mr. Setiabudy. At that moment, the English
teachers are Ms. Leoni, Ms Lean, Mr. Niko and Ms. Eldia. Creative
Learning is not only established to provide English learning
programs but also to improve children’s intelligence, emotion and
creativity.
Creative Learning is a non-formal education where the program
is to give English language education as a second language to
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young learners. Besides English education, they have other
programs, such as CalisMath, K-math, and Pre-K.
Creative Learning provides a waiting room which has the Internet
access and some toys. In addition, there is a small library with a
collection of reading books for children. Pupils can stay in the
waiting room or library while waiting for the class or waiting to be
picked up after the class.
E. Method of the Study
There are several ways in gathering data for my term paper. I
collected them from my observation during my internship and my
daily journal that I wrote during my internship. I did library research
and browsed the Internet to find the theories to support my term
paper.
F. Limitation of the study
I limit my analysis in this paper is the difficulty in handling 2–3
pupils whose ages are between 3–5 years old who do not
participate in Creative Learning class activities. The class is held
from Monday until Saturday. I did my internship from January 27 th
2011 until February 27th 2011.
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G. Organization of the term Paper
I divide my term paper into four chapters. Chapter I is
Introduction. In this chapter, I will include Background of the Study,
Identification of the Problem, Objectives and Benefits of the Study,
Description of the Institution, Method of the Study, Limitation of the
Study, and Organization of the Term Paper. Chapter II is Problem
Analysis. In this Chapter, I will analyze the problem, the causes and
the effects of the problem. Chapter III is Potential Solution that will
explain several potential solutions to solve the problem. Chapter IV
is Conclusion. In this part, I will propose the best solution of the
problem. In the last part of my term paper, there is Bibliography,
containing a list of references and an appendix.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
In the previous chapter, I have analyzed the problem and several
potential solutions. The problem is the pupils did not participate in English
class activities. I found that the problem is caused by pupils who often
cried in class as they wanted to be close with their family, pupils who had
no motivation to learn, and pupils who preferred playing in class to
studying. The effects of the problem are the other pupils follow those who
did want to participate in English class activities, the pupil’s progress was
slow, and the pupils did not enjoy the lessons in class. In order to solve
this problem, I propose some potential solutions. The first potential
solution is the teacher approaches the pupils outside the class. The
second potential is the teacher makes interesting activities. The third
potential is the teacher gives rewards to pupils who are active in class.
Based on the analysis in the previous chapter, I decide to choose the
combination of the first and the second solutions, namely approaching the
pupils outside the class and giving interesting activities. By combining the
first and second solutions, I can make the pupils participate in English
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class activities. By approaching the pupils outside the class, I will know the
pupil’s characteristics. Besides, the pupils will feel comfortable and trust
me. As Michelle Borba in his book says, when our children feel that we
understand and care about them deeply, they have intrinsic motivation to
learn (par.16). In this way, I can handle the pupils who do not want to
participate in English class activities. By giving various and interesting
activities to the pupils, I can make them interested in the activities and
they can understand the lesson better. These solutions make the class run
smoothly because all the pupils participate in English class activities.
I do not choose the third solution because when the teacher gives
rewards to pupils, the pupils will only focus on rewards and if the teacher
gives presents to some of the pupils, those who do not get the present will
cry in the class. As the pupils are still young, they still do not understand
the meaning of rewarding. They might think that the teacher does not like
him or her, and this causes more negative effects.
I conclude that by applying the solutions that I have chosen, the
teacher can make the pupils participate in English class activities and
make teaching – learning activities more enjoyable.
2
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Printed Sources
Borba, Michelle. Child Development. San Jose: Palm Springs, 2009.
Brown, H. Douglas. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.
New York: PearsonEducation, 2006.
Electronic Sources
Chen, Ang. “Student Interest in Activities in a Secondary Physical
Education Curriculum: An Analysis of Student Subjectivity.” HighBeam
Research. 10 October 2012
.
“Children and Play.” Creativity Institution. 19 December 2009. 02 January
2013 .
Dockett, Sue, and Bob Perry. “As I Got to Learn It Got Fun: Children’s
Reflections on Their First Year at School.” Aare. 12 September 2009. 01
November 2012
Maranatha Christian University
.
“Getting Along with Teacher.” KidsHealth. 21 November 2011. 23
December 2012
.
Kabir, Anwarul. “On Relationship: Teacher and Student.”Freethinker.
18 December 2007. 17 October 2012 .
Kohn, Alife. “Reward and Punish.” Hope.edu. 20 May 2009. 23 December
2012
.
Lea, Ozie.“Being a Competitive Student”. Ezine Article. 03 May 2008. 12
October 2012 .
Lewish, Beth. “Should You Offer Extrinsic Classroom Reward For Good
Behavior”. About.com. 14 March 2010. 02 November 2012.
.
“Preparing for the First Class”. Stanford University: Center for Teaching
and Learning. 09 October 2010. 01 November 2012
.
Pujiastuti, Dwi. “Getting Children Interested in Learning English.”Helping
You Learn English. 17 may 2010. 28 October 2012
.
Puspita, Gita Nurul. “The Importance of Giving Reward to Encourage
Student Achievement.Gitabiology. 12 March 2012. 04 November 2012
.
Seldin, Peter. ”Improving Collage Teaching.” Olemiss. 02 January 2013
.
Shindler, John. “Chapter 7: Examining Motivational Strategies – What
Makes Your Students Care?”. Classroom Management Resource Site.
28 October 2012.
.
Shore’s, Ken. Dr. “Classroom Problem Solver: The Overly Dependent
Student.” Education Word. 05 November 2010. 11 November 2012
.
Taylor, Glenda. “Teaching Strategies for Unmotivated Student”.eHow.
31 October 2012..
“Teaching Strategies. ”Teaching Center. 09 September 2009. 02
November 2012 .
“The Positive Teacher-Student Relationship.”CSUN. 10 December 2009.
27 October 2012
.
Trucano, Michael. “Teachers, Teaching, and ICTs.” InfoDev. 11 November
2012 .
Maranatha Christian University
“Why is English the International Language?.” Writing.itu.edu. 05 January
2010. 23 December 2012.
Maranatha Christian University
Dalam rangka memenuhi syarat kelulusan saya dari Program D3
Bahasa Inggris, saya melakukan program magang di Creative Learning.
Saya mengalami beberapa masalah selama melakukan program magang.
Salah satu masalah yang saya hadapi adalah bagaimana menangani
siswa yang berumur 3–5 tahun yang tidak mau berpartisipasi dalam
kegiatan belajar Bahasa Inggris. Penyebab dari masalah tersebut adalah
siswa menangis di dalam kelas karena mereka ingin dekat dengan
keluarganya, mereka kurang memiliki motivasi belajar, dan mereka lebih
senang bermain daripada mengikuti pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Masalah ini
menyebabkan beberapa dampak yaitu, siswa yang lain mengikuti tingkah
laku temannya yang tidak mau berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan belajar
mengajar Bahasa Inggris, perkembangan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris
mereka berjalan lambat, dan mereka tidak menikmati pelajaran Bahasa
Inggris.
Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, saya menemukan beberapa solusi yang
dapat digunakan guru agar siswa mau mengikuti kegiatan belajar Bahasa
Inggris. Solusi pertama adalah guru melakukan pendekatan dengan siswa
di luar kelas. Solusi kedua adalah guru memberikan kegiatan belajar yang
menarik dalam setiap sesi pengajaran. Solusi yang ketiga adalah guru
memberikan hadiah kepada siswa yang mau berpartisipasi mengikuti
kegitan belajar Bahasa Inggris. Saya menggabungkan solusi yang
pertama dan kedua untuk mendapatkan hasil pemecahan masalah yang
maksimal. Saya tidak menggunakan solusi yang ketiga karena siswa akan
bergantung pada hadiah.
i
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ i
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ............................................................. i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................ iv
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………….......1
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…………………………………………6
CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS………………………………….....9
CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION………………………………………………..15
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX: FLOWCHART
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FLOWCHART
Causes
1.
2.
3.
Pupils, especially new
pupils often cry in class
because they want to be
close with their family.
Pupils have no
motivation to learn.
Pupils like playing in
class rather than
listening to the teacher’s
explanation
Problem
Handling pupils
between 3 – 5 years
old who do not
participate in English
teaching - learning
activities at Creative
Learning.
Effects
1.
2.
3.
Other pupils will follow
those who do not
participate in English
activities.
Pupil’s learning progress
is slow.
The pupils do not enjoy
the lesson.
Potential Negative Effects
PotentialSolution I
1.
2.
The pupils become very
dependent on the
teacher and it will
resulted that teacher
spend much time.
The pupils become
spoiled
with the teacher .
Potential Negative Effects
1.
2.
The teacher needs extra
time to prepare the
activities.
The institution spent
some money to upgrade
their teaching tools
according to the
student’s interest.
Potential Negative Effects
1.
2.
Pupil who is not
receiving the reward will
be jealous with his/her
friends who receive the
rewards.
The pupils focus more
on rewards than lessons.
The teacher
approaches the pupils
outside the class.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
PotentialSolution II
The teacher gives
interesting activities in
every teaching
session.
PotentialSolution III
The teacher gives
rewards to pupils who
participated in English
class activities.
The pupils can
participate in English
class activities.
The pupils respect their
teacher.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
The pupils enjoy the
lesson.
The pupils make
significant progress.
Potential Positive Effects
1.
2.
The pupils become
active in class.
The pupils become
competitive with the
others.
Chosen Solution
Potential Solution I &II
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
Learning English is very important because English is an
international language. As I read in “Why is English the
International Language?”, the domination of the English language
globally is indisputable. English is the language of diplomacy and
international communication. (par.1). That is why, I want to improve
my English skills. I choose teaching at Creative Learning because I
can practice my English skills by teaching. Moreover, I want to learn
more about practical English in teaching.
When I did an internship at Creative Learning, my task was as a
teacher assistant. I helped the teacher in teaching English and after
a few weeks, I was given some chances to teach. I was nervous at
my first teaching session, but after a few days I got confidence in
teaching.
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Working as teacher was not easy because I often found a
problem that some pupils between 3–5 years old did not want to
participate in English class activities. This problem is important to
be analyzed because I want to optimize the teaching–learning
activities.
In this term paper, I would like to focus on the problem I often
faced during my internship. I also propose to find the best solution
of the problem. I hope that I can improve my skill in teaching and I
also hope this term paper will be useful for everyone who reads my
term paper.
B. Identification of the Problem
Based on my experience during my internship program as a
teacher assistant at Creative Learning I would like to analyze:
1. Why were some pupils unwilling to participate in English class
activities?
2. How did the problem influence my performance as an assistant
teacher?
3. How should the teacher make the pupils become active in
English class activities?
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C. Objectives and Benefits
The objective of my study is to analyze why some pupils do not
participate in English class activities. Afterwards, I will find out the
best solutions of the problem.
The benefit that I can get from this study is I will know how to
overcome this problem. Besides, I can have a new insight for my
future job as a teacher.
The benefit for the institution from this term paper is the
institution can get more inputs about teaching techniques in
handling this problem.
D. Description of the Institution
In 2004, Creative Learning was established in Setra Sari Plaza
A/2. The owner is Mr. Setiabudy. At that moment, the English
teachers are Ms. Leoni, Ms Lean, Mr. Niko and Ms. Eldia. Creative
Learning is not only established to provide English learning
programs but also to improve children’s intelligence, emotion and
creativity.
Creative Learning is a non-formal education where the program
is to give English language education as a second language to
3
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young learners. Besides English education, they have other
programs, such as CalisMath, K-math, and Pre-K.
Creative Learning provides a waiting room which has the Internet
access and some toys. In addition, there is a small library with a
collection of reading books for children. Pupils can stay in the
waiting room or library while waiting for the class or waiting to be
picked up after the class.
E. Method of the Study
There are several ways in gathering data for my term paper. I
collected them from my observation during my internship and my
daily journal that I wrote during my internship. I did library research
and browsed the Internet to find the theories to support my term
paper.
F. Limitation of the study
I limit my analysis in this paper is the difficulty in handling 2–3
pupils whose ages are between 3–5 years old who do not
participate in Creative Learning class activities. The class is held
from Monday until Saturday. I did my internship from January 27 th
2011 until February 27th 2011.
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G. Organization of the term Paper
I divide my term paper into four chapters. Chapter I is
Introduction. In this chapter, I will include Background of the Study,
Identification of the Problem, Objectives and Benefits of the Study,
Description of the Institution, Method of the Study, Limitation of the
Study, and Organization of the Term Paper. Chapter II is Problem
Analysis. In this Chapter, I will analyze the problem, the causes and
the effects of the problem. Chapter III is Potential Solution that will
explain several potential solutions to solve the problem. Chapter IV
is Conclusion. In this part, I will propose the best solution of the
problem. In the last part of my term paper, there is Bibliography,
containing a list of references and an appendix.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION
In the previous chapter, I have analyzed the problem and several
potential solutions. The problem is the pupils did not participate in English
class activities. I found that the problem is caused by pupils who often
cried in class as they wanted to be close with their family, pupils who had
no motivation to learn, and pupils who preferred playing in class to
studying. The effects of the problem are the other pupils follow those who
did want to participate in English class activities, the pupil’s progress was
slow, and the pupils did not enjoy the lessons in class. In order to solve
this problem, I propose some potential solutions. The first potential
solution is the teacher approaches the pupils outside the class. The
second potential is the teacher makes interesting activities. The third
potential is the teacher gives rewards to pupils who are active in class.
Based on the analysis in the previous chapter, I decide to choose the
combination of the first and the second solutions, namely approaching the
pupils outside the class and giving interesting activities. By combining the
first and second solutions, I can make the pupils participate in English
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class activities. By approaching the pupils outside the class, I will know the
pupil’s characteristics. Besides, the pupils will feel comfortable and trust
me. As Michelle Borba in his book says, when our children feel that we
understand and care about them deeply, they have intrinsic motivation to
learn (par.16). In this way, I can handle the pupils who do not want to
participate in English class activities. By giving various and interesting
activities to the pupils, I can make them interested in the activities and
they can understand the lesson better. These solutions make the class run
smoothly because all the pupils participate in English class activities.
I do not choose the third solution because when the teacher gives
rewards to pupils, the pupils will only focus on rewards and if the teacher
gives presents to some of the pupils, those who do not get the present will
cry in the class. As the pupils are still young, they still do not understand
the meaning of rewarding. They might think that the teacher does not like
him or her, and this causes more negative effects.
I conclude that by applying the solutions that I have chosen, the
teacher can make the pupils participate in English class activities and
make teaching – learning activities more enjoyable.
2
Maranatha Chistian University
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Printed Sources
Borba, Michelle. Child Development. San Jose: Palm Springs, 2009.
Brown, H. Douglas. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.
New York: PearsonEducation, 2006.
Electronic Sources
Chen, Ang. “Student Interest in Activities in a Secondary Physical
Education Curriculum: An Analysis of Student Subjectivity.” HighBeam
Research. 10 October 2012
.
“Children and Play.” Creativity Institution. 19 December 2009. 02 January
2013 .
Dockett, Sue, and Bob Perry. “As I Got to Learn It Got Fun: Children’s
Reflections on Their First Year at School.” Aare. 12 September 2009. 01
November 2012
Maranatha Christian University
.
“Getting Along with Teacher.” KidsHealth. 21 November 2011. 23
December 2012
.
Kabir, Anwarul. “On Relationship: Teacher and Student.”Freethinker.
18 December 2007. 17 October 2012 .
Kohn, Alife. “Reward and Punish.” Hope.edu. 20 May 2009. 23 December
2012
.
Lea, Ozie.“Being a Competitive Student”. Ezine Article. 03 May 2008. 12
October 2012 .
Lewish, Beth. “Should You Offer Extrinsic Classroom Reward For Good
Behavior”. About.com. 14 March 2010. 02 November 2012.
.
“Preparing for the First Class”. Stanford University: Center for Teaching
and Learning. 09 October 2010. 01 November 2012
.
Pujiastuti, Dwi. “Getting Children Interested in Learning English.”Helping
You Learn English. 17 may 2010. 28 October 2012
.
Puspita, Gita Nurul. “The Importance of Giving Reward to Encourage
Student Achievement.Gitabiology. 12 March 2012. 04 November 2012
.
Seldin, Peter. ”Improving Collage Teaching.” Olemiss. 02 January 2013
.
Shindler, John. “Chapter 7: Examining Motivational Strategies – What
Makes Your Students Care?”. Classroom Management Resource Site.
28 October 2012.
.
Shore’s, Ken. Dr. “Classroom Problem Solver: The Overly Dependent
Student.” Education Word. 05 November 2010. 11 November 2012
.
Taylor, Glenda. “Teaching Strategies for Unmotivated Student”.eHow.
31 October 2012..
“Teaching Strategies. ”Teaching Center. 09 September 2009. 02
November 2012 .
“The Positive Teacher-Student Relationship.”CSUN. 10 December 2009.
27 October 2012
.
Trucano, Michael. “Teachers, Teaching, and ICTs.” InfoDev. 11 November
2012 .
Maranatha Christian University
“Why is English the International Language?.” Writing.itu.edu. 05 January
2010. 23 December 2012.
Maranatha Christian University