Handling My Difficulty in Teaching English to 6th Grade Students at SDN Cijawura Bandung.

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Maranatha Christian University

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ABSTRACT

Tugas Akhir ini dibuat berdasarkan masalah yang saya hadapi selama

menjalani kegiatan magang di SDN Cijawura Bandung. Selama mengajar di SDN Cijawura Bandung saya ditugaskan untuk mengajar Bahasa Inggris untuk kelas 3 hingga kelas 6. Tidak hanya itu, terkadang saya membantu mengawasi

ekstrakurikuler di SDN Cijawura didampingi dengan pengajar yang lain. Namun, kesulitan yang saya alami selama proses mengajar di SDN Cijawura adalah mengajar murid kelas 6 yang sama sekali tidak mengenal Bahasa Inggris di kelas. Di sekolah tersebut tidak pernah mengadakan mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Penyebab dari permasalahan tersebut karena para murid di SDN Cijawura memiliki kemampuan berbahasa Inggris yang rendah, adanya ketidakcocokan antara situasi mengajar dan buku ajar karena siswa kelas 6 belum mengetahui tentang Bahasa Inggris, dan saya tidak memiliki pengalaman mengajar Bahasa Inggris. Dampak yang ditimbulkan dari permasalahan tersebut adalah saya harus membahas materi secara berulang kali, para murid kesulitan memahami materi yang diberikan, dan para murid mendapatkan nilai yang kurang memuaskan pada saat kuis.

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

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Background of the Study

I did my internship at SDN Cijawura from July to August 2015. My job was to teach the students of the 3th grade until 6th grade how to write, read, listen, and speak in English. There were four classes for each grade. I did the internship every Monday to Saturday from 7 AM until 5 PM. I taught the students how to read alphabets, read stories, make conversation, and learn vocabulary for daily life. In other words, I taught them English vocabulary, speaking, and reading. The problem that I found when I did my internship was my difficulty in

teaching English to 6th grade students at SDN Cijawura. There were 34 students in the class. The frequency of English lesson was 2 or 3 meetings every week, and the duration of one lesson was 35 minutes. The school did not have any syllabus of English. In the class, it was difficult for the students to understand the basic of English materials. For example, they did not know how to read the alphabets, even though I already taught them how to read them. I also taught them

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course book. I have already bought the English course book for the 6th grade, but it seemed that the materials were too difficult for them. As a result, bought other English course books for the 1st_{grader. I had to review the same materials over}

and over again, because it was hard for the students to understand the materials quickly.

Considering the importance of finding solutions to deal with the situation, I would like to analyze the problem of teaching English to 6th grade students at SDN Cijawura for my Term Paper. I believe that it is important for students to learn English as stated in an article that, “English has fast become the world’s most widely used and commonly spoken language today and the need to learn

English for kids has increased exponentially with this growth.” (English Club TV,

2015.). Therefore, I believe that it is also important to teach English effectively to

the children.

B. Identification of the Problem

The analysis of my problem is formulated in the following questions:

1. Why did I have difficulty in teaching English for 6th grade students at SDN Cijawura?

2. How did the problem influence the students and I? 3. How should I handle this problem?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study

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to find the effects of my difficulty in teaching English to 6th grade at SDN Cijawura. The third objective is to present the best solutions to overcome my difficulty. Hopefully, by writing this Term Paper, I can learn how to teach English effectively to 6th grade students and also improve my English skills. For the teachers at SDN Cijawura, I hope the information can be applied and help them to become better teachers. For the readers, I hope this Term Paper will become an optional reference and give them insight on the topic.

D. Description of the Institution

Based on the profile of SDN Cijawura (see Appendix B) the school was established in 1968, and the location is at JL. Ciwastra Kecamatan Rancasari Bandung, West Java. SDN Cijawura has ‘A’ level of accreditation, and SDN Cijawura is the oldest public school in Kecamatan Rancasari. The school schedule is divided into morning and afternoon schedule, because this school only has 12 classroom meanwhile there are 24 classes from 1st_{grade to 6}th_{grade. The first one}

starts from 7 AM to 12 PM, and the next one starts from 12 PM until 5 PM.

E. Method of the Study

I used some resources to support the data for this study. First of all, I attained data from my internship at SDN Cijawura which started from July 29th_{, 2015 to}

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the problem. As a result, I can choose the best solutions to teach English to 6th grade effectively.

F. Limitation of the Study

The focus of this study is on analyzing my difficulty in teaching English to 6th

grade students at SDN Cijawura. In this research, the subjects are I, as the teacher, and the students of 6th grade at SDN Cijawura. There were 34 students in the class, and they are eleven or twelve years old.

G. Organization of the Term Paper

The first part of this Term Paper is the Abstract, the overall summary of this Term Paper using Bahasa Indonesia. The second part of this term paper is Declaration of Originality, and then the next part is Acknowledgements and the Table of Contents. Next, there is Chapter One, containing the 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 Two is about Problem Analysis. Chapter Two describes the causes and the effects of my problem. Chapter Three is

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION

The problem of my term paper is I had difficulty in teaching English to 6th grade students in SDN Cijawura. There are three causes of my problem, namely the students were absolute beginners in learning English, the school did not provide any English course book for me to teach English, and I did not have any experience in teaching children. The effect of my problem is I had to review the materials over and over again, the students could not understand the materials, so they had low mark on the test. There are three potential solutions to solve the problem. The first potential solution is I will use games to teach the students. The second potential solution is I will use role-play in the class. The last potential solution is I will use teaching aids such as pictures, films, and songs to teach the students.

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The second potential solution is I will use role-play in the class. From that activity, the students will be more motivated to learn English, because the

students can explore their expression when doing the role-play. The third potential solution is I will use teaching aids such as pictures, films, and songs to teach the students. The students will enjoy the lesson if they see the films, listen to English songs, or see the pictures.

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