Strategies in Learning English as a Foreign Language Applied by the Students of SMA Negeri 1 Makassar
Abstract
The research aimed to analyze the strategies used by students in successfully
mastering English as a foreign language . The subjects of this research were two students
who has been successful in learning English at SMA Negeri 1 Makassar. This research
focused on the strategies that were used by the students in improving English skills as a
foreign language.
This research used descriptive qualitative in nature by using phenomena design.
Collecting data of the research used interview where the researcher did interview with
their tecaher, English community, and parents; observation where the researcher observed
all their activities at school and outside; and documents where the researcher used the
value of English for students each semester. This research showed that two students of
SMA Negeri 1 Makassar who had been successful in learning English by using reading
English novels, comic books, and watching English movies.
The results of the research were obtained from a description of the habits of the
students in learning English as a foreign language. The habits carried out by English
strategies that the sstudents’ represented were same. This research confirmed both the
productive and receptive language skill. Despite, the implication of this research
strategies in learning English as a foerign language addressed to the English teacher who
had the important role in learning process, and parents who had the important role in
supporting to their children. The implications of this study provide knowledge for users
of English as a foreign language.
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