BARRIER FACTORS IDENTIFICATION OF ENGLISH LEARNING OF LATE-CHILDHOOD IN COASTAL TAPANULI TENGAH, SORKAM, BOTTOT VILLAGE, NORTH SUMATERA

Author Name: 1Mr. Husni Rahman Yoga, 2 Ms. Nadya AuliaMalau

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: Indonesia

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2020-68257463/

Affiliation:

1. English Education Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
2. Islamic Elementary School Education Department, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

This research aimed was to find out the barrier factors in learning English in Coastal Ethnic late-children in Sorkam, Bottot village. The research location was in coastal central Tapanuli, Sorkam, Bottot Village, North Sumatra. The research subjects were late-children and the only one available English teacher there. This research took place in April 15-May 2, 2020 using interview and observation techniques. The observation showed that factors affected the ability to learn English in this research were environmental factors, social, cultural and individual factors. The interview showed that 3 students only learned English 1 time a week, 1 student 2 times a week, and 1 student never learned English; 4 students more prefer to use Indonesian when learning English in the class and 1 students more prefer to use local language when learning English in the class; the students’ difficulties in learning English in reading 2 students, writing was 1 student, and speaking were 2 students. Additionally, there was only one English teacher in the village, as well as the lack of hours and the learning sources of English learning taught been a factor facing difficulties to students also.

Key words: English Barrier, Late-Children, Bottot Village, North Sumatera