The difficulties in teaching english to the 4th grade students of elementary school in SD N 02 Kebak, Kebakkramat, Karanganyar

Oleh :
Harun Prasetyo - C9306119 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

ABSTRACT This final project is written based on the job training which has been done by the writer in SDN 02 Kebak, Kebakkramat, Karanganyar. This final project discusses about the difficulties and the solutions to solve the problems in teaching English to the fourth grade students of SDN 02 Kebak, Kebakkramat, Karanganyar. The problems in teaching English can be divided in two categories, namely linguistic problem and non linguistic problems. In linguistic problem there is different pronunciation. The students are familiar with Javanese and Indonesian, which have different pronunciation and spelling compared to English. There are four problems in non linguistic problems. Those are classroom management problem, limited time of teaching, problem of students’ motivation and problem of limited materials. To solve the problems, the writer has tried several strategies, namely: solution for the linguistic problem and solution for the non linguistic problems. To improve the quality of English teaching and learning in SDN 02 Kebak, Kebakkramat, Karanganyar, it is suggested that the English teacher should create the suitable technique in improving the students’ motivation in learning English. SDN 02 Kebak, Kebakkramat, Karanganyar should also provide the teaching media that are useful to support the English teaching process.