Teaching and learning present tense for the 5th grader of SD N Sukomoro 2 Magetan

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Ismia Malia - C9307131 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

ABSTRACT This final project report was written based on the writer’s job training activities as an English teacher in SD N Sukomoro 2 Magetan which was done for a month. This final project report discusses about the process of teaching and learning present tense for the 5th grader students of SD N Sukomoro 2 Magetan. Data of this final project were taken from observation, interview, and literature study. Observation to the English lesson was done in the first week of the job training. The writer has interviewed some students and teachers. Meanwhile, the literature study was done by reading and studying related references. During the process of teaching English lesson to the 5th grade students, the writer found some problems. The problems affect both to the teacher and the students. The problems are: the mother tongue interference, the student’s characteristic, memorizing regular and irregular verbs, the teaching material, facilities and media for English class activity, and limited time. The writer also presented the solutions to those problems. They are: taking the English lesson material from other resources, giving homework individually to the students, has to be patient in teaching the students who have bad behavior, managing the time as well as possible by predicting the time limitation and applying the lesson plan.