ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE 11TH GRADE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS AT SMA NEGERI 8 MAKASSAR DURING ONLINE LEARNING

Citra Kusuma Wardhani, 2022, Analysis of English learning difficulties faced by the 11th grade social science students at SMA Negeri 8 Makassar during online learning, supervised by Marleiny Radjuni and Nasmilah This research was conducted to determine the students' learning difficulties in learning English through online in class XI IPS 3 at SMA Negeri 8 Makassar, it also disclosed the factors that cause these difficulties and what strategies do the students used to overcome these difficulties. This research is qualitative using descriptive analysis techniques. The data was collected using observation, interview and documentation method. To analyze the data, the writer used Miles and Huberman descriptive analysis method which consists of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion/verification. There are three findings in this research. Firstly, English online learning difficulties faced by students are among others, network and data plan constraints, lack of vocabulary, lack of interaction between student and teacher, the number of assignment given by the teacher, and lack of students’ focus. Secondly, internal and external factors that cause these learning difficulties are a lack of interest and motivation by the students, lack of parental assistance, and the environmental conditions which do not support online learning. However, it was found that the students used several strategies to overcome these difficulties. These are finding conducive place to study and doing independent learning.