FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE

This final project was conducted to investigate the problems faced by student in learning English language. This study was conducted to the tenth graders of SMA Islam Sultan Agung 1 Semarang, which is located in Jl. Mataram No.657 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The objectives study were to find the factors hindering the students in learning English language. Design of this project belong to descriptive study. The data were collected through the observations and interviews. Result in the study showed there are several factors to hinder students in term of developing their language skills;Motivation, prior knowledge and skills of the target language, facilities, and class environment. The study revealed that the factors have potentially decreased the quality of learning and so progress of learning was considered slow. In order to improve the recent process of learning, the study encourages the involment of both teachers and school officials in fixing the problems. Improvement can start from, yet not limitted to revisiting the course design and supervising the process of learning as well as updating pedagogical and professional competences of English teacher.  Keywords: Factors Affecting Students in Learning English, Senior High School Students, Descriptive Study  Â