Handling an Aggressive Student in New Concept English Education Centre.

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ABSTRACT

Tugas Akhir ini bertujuan untuk membahas masalah yang saya hadapi saat magang di New Concept English Education Centre. Masalah yang dihadapi adalah kesulitan saya dalam mengatasi seorang siswa yang agresif.

Di dalam Tugas Akhir ini dianalisa sebab dan akibat dari masalah yang saya hadapi . Karena saya belum pernah memiliki pengalaman dan tidak memiliki pengetahuan dalam menangani anak yang agresif, saya

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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... CHAPTER III. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS... CHAPTER IV. CONCLUSION... BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES:

A. FLOWCHART

B. INTERVIEWTRANSCRIPT

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A. Appendix

FLOWCHART

Cause

1. I did not have any

experience in handling an aggressive student. 2. I did not have any knowledge of how to handle an aggressive student.

Problem

Handling an aggressive student aged 9 in New Concept English Education Centre.

Effects

1. The aggressive student

never listened to me as his teacher.

2. I lost control of the class.

3. The other students were not able to learn effectively.

Potential Negative effects

1. The student will not feel

comfortable with me as his guide.

2. The student might not want to accept my guidance.

Potential Solution I I will try to guide him firmly but in a friendly way when he misbehaves.

Potential Positive effects

1. The student will respect me as his teacher.

2. The student will pay more attention to the lessons.

class will not respect me because they think I show favoritism to him.

understand the need of learning.

Potential Negative effects

1. It can cause the other

students to do what the aggressive student does because they think that they will not be punished for misbehaving in class.

2. His misbehavior might get worse.

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INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

Name of respondent : Elang

Day/date of interview : 28 Oktober 2011

Place of interview : New Concept at Sarijadi

Fitriani : Menurut Mister Prian, Elang itu anak seperti apa? Mr. Prian : Menurut saya, sebenarnya Elang itu anak yang pintar,

tetapi kekurangannya adalah kelakuannya yang aggresif dan terlalu mencari perhatian yang berlebihan baik itu dari temannya didalam kelas, ataupun dari saya sebagai gurunya.

Fitriani : Biasanya tindakan seperti apa yang Mr. Prian lakukan untuk mengatasi sifat nya berperilaku aggresif didalam kelas tersebut?

Mr. Prian : Sebenarnya pertama sekali melihat kelakuannya seperti itu saya sangat terkejut. Tetapi setelah beberapa lama saya memperhatikan sifatnya saya jadi terbiasa. Pertama yang akan saya lakukan adalah membimbing dia dalam belajar, kalau dia merasa kesulitan dalam tugas yang saya berikan, tetapi jikalau dia tetap aggresif, saya akan mendiamkan dia dan membiarkan dia melakukan apa yang dia mau, tetapi dengan catatan tidak boleh menggangu teman yang lain didalam kelas.

Fitriani : Apakah di setiap pertemuan didalam kelas dia selalu berperilaku seperti itu (aggresif)?

Mr. Prian : Ya, di setiap pertemuan dia akan selalu berkelakuan seperti itu(aggresif) tidak hanya dengan perilaku dia yang

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Fitriani : Apakah dia pernah melakukan sesuatu yang membuat Mr. Prian benar-benar marah?

Mr. Prian : Ya, pernah. Itu karena dia meludahi saya, saya tidak berkata apa-apa, tetapi saya langsung melihat matanya mengungkapkan kalau saya sedang marah kepadanya. Fitriani : Dengan sifatnya yang sangat aggresif. apakah dia pernah

merusak barang di dalam kelas?

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

One of students’ behavioural problems that teachers may face is

student’s being aggressive. Based on the article “Intervensi Perilaku Agresif (Aggressive Behavior) Siswa Melalui Pembelajaran Keterampilan Sosial Dan Emosional”, Ma’ruf states that “Aggressive behavior

manifested into two forms, namely, Physical form (example, pushing, pulling, kicking, pinch, hair pulling, etc), and Mental form (example, threatening, staring, mocking, name-calling, yelling, shouting, spreading rumors, etc)” (par. 16). Therefore, students with this behaviour are difficult to handle. This kind of behaviour can disturb the teaching and learning process, because it can make the class noisy and the other students will not focus on learning.

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class. His name is Elang. He always made problems in the class. In this class has 10 students the age about 7/9 years old. For example, he mocked his friends, fought with his friend, spread rumours, etc. I was shocked because it was my first time as a teacher, and I did not know how to handle it.

This topic is interesting to be discussed because it may also happen to other teachers. Therefore, I would like to find out the solution for this problem based on data and theories from my observation, the Internet, books, and interviews.

B. Identification of the Problem

The problem is going to be discussed and analyzed to answer the following questions:

1. Why did I have a difficulty in handling an aggressive student in NCEEC? 2. How did my difficulty affect the teaching and learning process?

3. How can I handle the aggressive student in NCEEC?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study

The objectives of this term paper are to identify the causes of difficulty in handling an aggressive student in NCEEC, to identify the effects of it, and to find out the best solution for my problem in handling an aggressive student in NCEEC.

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aggressive student. For the readers, it can give some new information to help them if they have to face the same problem. For me as the writer it can give me some possible solutions to face the problem, and it can help me if I have to cope with a similar problem in the future.

D. Description of the Institution

New Concept English Education Centre is an English language course

which has a lot of braches in many cities in Indonesia. NCEEC was founded in 1983, and is located on Jl. Raya Bunga Rampai no. 4, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta. This institution has educated tens of thousands of students, consisting of various levels of education, such as kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school and university students. The teaching method that NCEEC has applied is the "Communicative Language Teaching", which is based on the students’ needs in

communicating orally and in writing. NCEEC has levels of learning which are Pre School 3, Pre Introduction 3, Introduction 3, Pre Beginner 1-3, Beginner 1-1-3, Elementary 1-1-3, Pre Intermediate 1-1-3, Intermediate 1-1-3, Higher Intermediate 1-3, Advanced 1-3.

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E. Method of the Study

To get the needed information for the research, I use some articles from the Internet, books, and I do interviews. I also do observation to get the data to support my analysis. The observation is recorded in an internship journal which I wrote during my internship.

F. Limitation of the Study

This study focuses on my experience as a teacher when I was doing my internship in NCEEC between January and February 2011. The subject is a boy who is nine years old, in the Pre-Introduction 2 level in NCEEC.

G. Organization of the Term Paper

This term paper starts with an abstract which contains the summary of this paper. Then, it is followed by four chapters.

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states the limit of the discussed topic. Finally, Organization of the Term Paper describes the chapters and parts of the term paper briefly. The second chapter discusses Problem Analysis. It explains the causes and the effects of the problem. The third chapter discusses the Potential Solutions. It also presents the possible positive and negative effects of each potential solution. The fourth chapter discusses the

Conclusion. It states the best solution, supported by logical and systematic reasons.

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION

In the previous chapters, I have explained the causes and effects of my difficulty in handling an aggressive student aged nine years old in New Concept English Education Centre. The causes are I did not have any experience in handling an aggressive student, and I did not have any knowledge of how to handle an aggressive student. Then, I have also explained the potential solutions for this problem. The potential solutions for my problem are I try to guide him firmly but friendly when he

misbehaves in the class, developing a positive relationship with the student, and ignore the aggressive student when he misbehaves in the class.

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behaviour in class he always wants to get more attention, not only from his friends but also from his teacher, and when I guide him, he will respect me as his teacher, and he will pay more attention to the lessons. This solution has negative effects, which are the student will not feel comfortable with me as his teacher and the student might not want to accept my guidance. Nevertheless, I will try to give my best and I will be patient when I guide him until he feels comfortable with me and accept my guidance. I think the reason he does not feel comfortable with me is because he does not know me well. To overcome this, I can ask him, as a friend, something about himself, such as his hobbies, his Facebook account, or his favorite game, because I think when I try to know him better, he can begin feeling

comfortable with me. I want him to know I am not only his teacher, but I can also become his friend.

If I choose the second potential solution, which is developing a positive relationship with the student, other students in class will not respect me because they think I show favoritism to him. If I choose the third potential solution, which is I ignore the student when he misbehaves in the class, it can cause the other students to do what the aggressive student does because they think that they will not be punished for misbehaving in class and his misbehavior might get worse. Therefore, I choose to guide him when he misbehaves as the best solution.

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