An AnalysisOnStudents’ Difficulties towards
Leaning English(ADescriptive Studyat the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 4
Siantaninthe Academic Year 2015/2016).
This research was aimed to find outthe students’ difficulties in learning
English.This research was conducted throughdescriptive study.Then, the subject
of research was the students of class VIII of SMP N 4Siantanconsisting of
twenty five students. This research usedindirect communicationas the technique
of data collection, while the tools of data collection were questionnaire and
observation. Then, the data analyses used in this research wasquantitative
analysis using statistical calculations.
Thisdescriptive research was done by giving the questionnaire to the
students as the respondents; there are four options for the students (always,
sometime, seldom and never). Then, theresult of this research showed that the
dominate factor which made the students difficult in learning English that cause
by external factor especially in culture and status because the percentage is higher
and its supported by the students’ responses who chose negative respond (seldom
and never)