STUDI FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENYEBAB RENDAHNYA HASIL BELAJAR BAHASA INGGRIS MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI TEKNIK OTOMOTIF POLITEKNIK NEGERI UJUNG PANDANG

Abstract

This study is a qualitative descriptive study. This study investigated factors causing the low learning results of
Automotive Engineering students, State Polytechnic of Ujung Pandang, in English Class. This study can be the
reference for English lecturers in determining the best strategy in teaching English to Automotif Engineering students.
The respondents were the students who got bad score in English class in the odd semester of 2016/2017 academic year.
To find out the internal and external factors causing the low learning results of the students, they were given a
questionnaire. The results show that the intelligence factor, the difficulty of getting friends to practice English, the
explanation of the English lecturer, and the laziness to study can be some factors causing the low learning result of some
Automotif Engineering students in English class. Meanwhile, the internal and the external factors like physical health,
attention, interest, motivation to learn English, teaching methods, lessons, the relationship with the lecturer, learning
tools, classroom condition, the respondents’ learning method both in class and outside class are not the cause of the low
learning results of the respondents in English class.