THE PROBLEMS FACED BY ENGLISH TEACHER IN

TEACHING LISTENING AT SMP NU BULULAWANG

By:

ANDIKA ALIFIAH

07360052

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2012

THE PROBLEMS FACED BY ENGLISH TEACHER IN

TEACHING LISTENING AT SMP NU BULULAWANG

THESIS

This Thesis is submitted to meet one of requirements to

achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education

By:

ANDIKA ALIFIAH

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

2012

This thesis writen by Andika Alifiah was approved on April 27, 2012.

By

Advisor II Advisor I

Drs. Jarum, M. Ed. Dr. Masduki, M. Pd.

This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirement to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

on April 27, 2012.

Approved by

Faculty of Teacher Trainning and Education

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Dean,

Drs. H. Fauzan, M.Pd.

Examiners: Signature:

1. Drs. Soeparto, M. Pd. 1………………….

2. Santi Prastiyowati, S. Pd. 2………………….

3. Dr. Masduki, M. Pd. 3………………….

4. Drs. Jarum, M. Ed. 4………………….

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

“HAVE A DREAM, I SHALL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THAT

DREAM AS LONG AS LIFE ITSELF. IF NECESSARY, I SHALL EVER

DIE FOR THAT DREAM”

Dedicated to:

My beloved Father and Mother also all of my family who give me all the love in the

world.

THE PROBLEMS FACED BY ENGLISH TEACHER IN TEACHING LISTENING

AT SMP NU BULULAWANG

ABSTRACT

Listening is one of English skills. In teaching listening, the teachers usually need

school facilities especially language laboratory. Language laboratory and media are

very important for listening teaching and learning process because those can support

the process and can make the students interested in listening learning process.

Teachers sometimes get difficulties if there is no language laboratory or other media

in the school. This study aimed to analyze the problems faced by English teachers in

teaching listening at SMP NU Bululawang and how to solve the problems.

The design which is used in this study is descriptive qualitative research to know

the problems faced by English teacher, and how the teacher solved the problems. The

writer used observation and interview to collect the data.

After analyzing the data, the writer found some problems in teaching listening.

The first is the problem in managing the students. The teacher could not manage the

students when the lesson began. The students did not focus on teacher’s explanation,

and they ignored the teacher in the teaching learning process. The second is the

problem of inappropriate method. The method used by the teacher was inappropriate

for listening class. The activities done by the teacher did not focus on listening skill.

The teacher combined the methods commonly used in reading and writing class, in

which those produced products such as sentences, paragraphs, and even an essay. The

last, lack of school facility. Without being supported by school facility, the teacher

was difficult to deliver the material to the students and the students did not focus on

teacher’s explanation. The teacher has some ways to solve the problems: 1)

persuading the students to be consistent in the rule of learning process and

comprehension, 2) having the students to prepare theirselves to study in any

condition, 3) inviting the students to play game in the teaching learning process of

listening, 4) teaching how to pronounce the word or sentence correctly, 5) and using

the gratify method in order to make the students feel comfort. From the five solution

he did, there was only one solution which worked. It was training on how to

pronounce the word or sentence correctly. It made students more active in teaching

and learning activity.

Key words: problems, teaching listening, language laboratory.

Advisor I The Writer

Dr. Masduki, M. Pd. Andika Alifiah

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Alhamdulillahirobbilalamin, thanks to Allah SWT for the entire best gift, so

that the writer could finish this thesis entitled “The Problem Faced by English

Teacher in Teaching Listening at SMP NU (Nahdatul Ulama) Bululawang”.

The writer needs to say thanks to her first advisor Dr. Masduki, M.Pd. and her

second advisor Drs. Jarum, M.Ed. for their great guidance, suggestions, corrections,

and clarification to improve the quality of this thesis. Next, she also would like to

expres her thanks to the head master of SMP NU Bululawang Mahmudi, S.Pd. and

English teacher of SMP NU Bululawang Bambang Setyo Cahyono, S.Pd. for their

time and cooperation during the research.

Then, thanks goes to her beloved parents, M. Yusuf and Endang, her sisters

Fika and Siska, her brother Fiqi, and her lovely niece Meisya and Kyla for their

support, prayers, and deep attention. The writer also thanks to her best friend Etik,

Ayu, Denok, for beeing my friend for years. To all friends Ophie, Seti, Linda, Anna,

Ari, Acil, Samsiyeh, Ike, Amarten, Farida, Kiki and Idha who always give her best

support. And thank you for all of friends in English department that I can not mention

one by one.

Malang, 7 April 2012

The Writer,

Andika Alifiah

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL......................................................................................................... i

LEGALIZATION................................................................................................ ii

MOTO AND DEDICATION.............................................................................. iii

ABSTRACT......................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................ v

TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................... vi

CAHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of The Study................................................ 1

1.2 Problems of The Study..................................................... 3

1.3 Purposes of The Study..................................................... 3

1.4 Significance of The Study................................................ 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation....................................................... 4

1.6 Definition of key Terms................................................... 4

CAHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Definition of Listening...................................................... 6

2.2 Teaching Listening............................................................ 7

2.3 Method in Teaching Listening......................................... 8

2.4 The Problems in Teaching Listening............................... 9

2.4.1 The Message.......................................................... 10

2.4.2 The Speaker or Teacher....................................... 10

2.4.3 The Listener.......................................................... 11

2.4.4 Physical Setting..................................................... 11

2.4 Solving Problem in Teaching Listening.......................... 12

2.5 The Language Laboratory in Teaching Listening......... 13

CAHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design................................................................ 16

3.2 Research Subject............................................................... 17

3.3 Data.................................................................................... 17

3.3.1 Data Collection Technique.................................. 17

3.3.1.1 Observation.......................................... 17

3.3.1.2 Interview............................................... 19

3.3.2 Instrument............................................................ 19

3.3.2.1 Interview Guide.................................... 19

3.4 Data Analysis................................................................... 20

CAHAPTER IV: RESEACH FINDING AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Finding............................................................................ 21

4.1.1 The Problems Face by The Teacher in Teaching

Listening.............................................................. 21

4.1.2 Solve the Problem............................................... 23

4.2 Discussion....................................................................... 24

CAHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusion...................................................................... 27

5.2 Suggestion....................................................................... 28

REFFERENCES

APPENDIXS

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