A STUDY OF TEACHER’S PROBLEM IN TEACHING LISTENING

AT SMP NEGERI 11 MALANG

THESIS

BY:

RISKY JUNAEDI EKO

201110100311064

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

A STUDY OF TEACHER’S PROBLEM IN TEACHING LISTENING

AT SMP NEGERI 11 MALANG

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

BY:

RISKY JUNAEDI EKO

201110100311064

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

This thesis written by Risky Junaedi Eko was approved on May 4th, 2016

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

Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

on May 4th, 2016

Approved by:

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

This undersigned:

Name : Risky Junaedi Eko

Student ID number : 201110100311064

Program of Study : English Department

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declare that the work presented in this thesis was carried out by myself and does

not incorporate without acknowledgment any material previously submitted for a

degree or diploma in any university. To the best of knowledge this thesis does not

contain any material previously publish or written by another person except where

due reference is made in next.

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO:

Allah akan meninggikan orang-orang yang beriman dan orang-

orang yag diberi ilmu pengetahuan beberapa derajat.” (Al-

Mujaalah: 11)

Knowledge is my companion, it is with me wherever I go. My

heart is its container , not the bookshelf.

(Ali RA)

DEDICATION:

I dedicated this thesis to

My Beloved father Eko Sasmito Hadi Fiyanto

My beloved mother Atika Rafika

And All of My Bestfriends

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillah, all prise to ALLAH SWT the almighty for the blessing given

to the writer during his study and in completing this thesis. Shalawat and greeting

may always be praised upon the holy prophet Muhammad SAW who has guided us

from darkness into lightness.

The writer would like to express a huge gratitude to Dra. Erly Wahyyuni,

M.Si. and Bayu H. Wicaksono, M.Ed., Ph.D as the first and second advisor for their

time, worth advice, and valuable guidance. However, he would not be able to finish

this thesis without their big contribution. Morever, he aslo thanked to all the

lecturers at English Department who have given knowledge and suggestion in

finishing my study.

The writer’s sincere appreciation are delivered to his beloved parents who

always there offering ideas, support, encouragment and pray for him. Additional,

the writer would like to say so much thanks to all his great best friends, especially

Hilda Suat and Titik Puspita, for being his second family in Malang, for their

motivation and endlessly laughter in his every down time.

Finally, the writer hopes that this thesis will be useful for the readers.

A STUDY OF TEACHER’S PROBLEM IN TEACHING

LISTENING AT SMPN 11 MALANG

ABSTRACT

Teaching listening has become very important as listening skills are placed

on top of primary skill that should be learnt by students. Therefore, the writer was

intended to describe the process of teaching and learning listening based on the

teacher’s point of view.

The aimed of this study were to find out teacher’s problem in teaching

listening at SMPN 11 Malang, as well as to know how teacher solved the problem.

The design used in this study was descriptive qualitative design. The subject of the

study was the English teacher at seventh grade of SMP N 11 Malang. To collect the

data the writer used observation and interview.

The result of the study showed that there were three problems faced by the

teacher in teaching listening namely problem in managing students’, students’ lack

of motivation, and lack of facilities in the school. To overcome the problem the

teacher tried to apply some ways in teaching listening such as 1). Swapping position

strategy, 2). Giving reward to motivate students, 3). Applying games or songs to

increase students’ vocabulary, and 4). Maximizing the facilities providd in the class.

Keywords: Teaching listening, teacher’s problem

Advisor 1 The Writer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION .......................................................................... iv

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

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... vii

LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................. ix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study .. ..................................................................... 1

1.2 Statements of the Problem ..................................................................... 3

1.3 Purposes of the Study ............................................................................ 4

1.4 Significance of the Study ...................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................. 5

1.6 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................ 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................ 6

2.1 Teaching English as a Foreign Language ................................................ 6

2.2 Teching Listening .................................................................................... 7

2.2.1 Approaches in Teaching Listening ................................................ 10

2.3 Problem in Teaching Listening ................................................................ 12

2.3.1 Listening Problem Related to the Material .................................... 13

2.3.2 Listening Problem Related to Psychological Characterisitic ......... 13

2.3.3 Listening Problem Related to the Student ..................................... 14

2.3.4 Listening Problem Related to the Teacher ..................................... 14

2.4 Problem Solving in Teaching Listening .................................................. 15

2.5 Related Study ........................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ........................................................... 19

3.1 Research Design ....................................................................................... 19

3.2 Research Subject ...................................................................................... 20

3.3 Reasearch Instruments ............................................................................. 20

3.3.1 Observation .................................................................................... 20

3.3.2 Interview ........................................................................................ 21

3.4 Data Collection ........................................................................................ 22

3.5 Data Analysis ........................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ............................................. 24

4.1 Research Findings ................................................................................... 24

4.1.1 The Problems Faced by the English teacher .................................. 24

4.1.1.1 Problem in Managing Students ............................................ 24

4.1.1.2 Students’ Lack of Motivation ............................................. 25

4.1.1.3 Lack of School Facilities ..................................................... 25

4.1.2 The Solution Employed by the English Teacher ........................... 25

4.1.2.1 Managing Students .............................................................. 26

4.1.2.2 Students’ Lack of Motivation ............................................. 26

4.1.2.3 Lack of School Facilities ..................................................... 26

4.2 Discussion ................................................................................................ 27

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS ................................... 31

5.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 31

5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 32

5.2.1 The headmaster of the School ..................................................... 32

5.2.2 The English Teacher .................................................................... 32

5.2.3 The Students ................................................................................ 32

5.2.4 The Further Reasearcher .............................................................. 33

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