STUDENT’S PROBLEMS IN LEARNING ENGLISH FROM THE VIEW OF ISLAMIC STUDY STUDENTS AT SMA MAAHAD NAHDHOTUL ISLAM LILBANAT BANGKOK, THAILAND

This study mainly aimed to find out the problems in learning English, the causes of the problems in learning English, and the solutions of the problems in learning English at SMA Maahad Nahdhotul Islam Lilbanat, an Islamic school in Bangkok, Thailand. From the observation, the students in Maahad Nahdhotul Islam Lilbanat need to study English twice a week but most of the students do not understand English and cannot communicate by using English. The researcher wanted to find out the problems in learning English that happened to the students in this school, also the causes and the solutions to improve the learning and teaching English in this school to the better. The subjects of this research are the students who have problems in learning English at Maahad Nahdhotul Islam Lilbanat. The researcher chose the subjects by using Snowball Sampling Technique. The researcher used two techniques in collecting data. They are the observation and interview. The instruments were the observation checklist and the interview guide. The result of this research showed that there were two problems in learning English that faced by the students at Maahad Nahdhotul Islam Lilbanat. They are the lack of motivation and the lack of confidence of the students. The causes of the problems that were showed in this research were three causes. The first is the students thought that English would not help them achieve their goals. The second is the students were afraid of being teased and blamed while they were making a mistake of English. And the third is the student’s environment was not supported in learning English. There were two solutions for two problems in learning English of the students. For the problem of the students lacked of motivation, the solutions are the students want to find more inspiration in learning English and some of the students did not want to solve it because they thought that it was not the problem. For the problem of the student’s lack of confidence, the students want their teachers' help in improving student's attitudes towards the criticism and mockery of people around them. Also, the students want to improve people’s attitudes in their society about learning English