ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahi rabbil alamiin. All praises to Allah SWT, the merciful God
and the lord of the world and the hereafter who has given his faith, strength and
chance in writing this thesis. May peace and bless be upon to his great messenger,
the prophet Muhammad SAW, his family, his companions and his followers.
First of all, I would express my greatest gratitude to my beloved parents,
brother, sister, families, partner, friends, and colleagues for their eternal love and
support they have given to me. Hopefully Allah blesses them all.
My sincere gratitude also goes to my advisors: Renny Kurnia Sari, [Link]
and Winny Agustia Riznanda, [Link]., for their sincere guidance, suggestions,
valuable advice, great support and motivation during the process of writing this
thesis. I’m also very grateful to the Head and Secretary of English Education Study
Program, Dr. Dewi Warna, [Link] and Drs. Ahmad Yani, [Link]., [Link]., and all of
my lecturers of English Education Study Program who have guided and taught me
very well.
Furthermore, I would like to express a great gratitude to the Principal of
SMP N 3 Sungai Lilin, who has allowed me to conduct this research in this school,
as well as the teachers of English subject at SMP N 3 Sungai Lilin who have
willingly participated in this research. My whole hearted thanks to them would
never be enough, but Allah blesses them all.
Palembang, November 2020
The writer
Rizky Wulan Arum
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
LIST OF TABLES iv
LIST OF APPENDICES v
ABSTRACT vi
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Problem of the Study 4
1.3 Objective of the Study 5
1.4 Significance of the Study 5
CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.1 The Concept of Language Teaching and Learning 6
2.2 The Concept of Rural Area 8
2.3 Challenges of English Language Teaching 10
2.4 Challenges of English Language Teaching in Rural Area 11
2.5 Previous Related Studies 19
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD 23
3.1 Research Design 23
3.2 Operational Definitions 24
3.3 Participant of the Study 24
3.4 Data Collection 25
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3.5 Data Analysis 27
3.6 Establishment of Trustworthiness 27
CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 29
4.1 Findings 29
4.1.1 Challenges of English Language Teaching in rural area
encountered by the teachers of English subject 29
4.2 Discussion 46
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 55
5.1 Conclusion 55
5.2 Suggestions 55
5.1.1 For the Teacher of English Subject 55
5.1.2 For the Principal and Local Education Government 56
5.1.3 For Other Researchers 57
REFERENCES 58
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 1 Themes and Codes for the Challenges of English Language Teaching
in rural area encountered by the Teachers of English subject 30
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A Interview Instrument
Appendix B Instrument Validation
Appendix B Interview Transcription
Appendix C Data Analysis Process
Appendix D Documentations