Students’ Emotional Geographies in Facing English National Examination: A Case in SMKN Trucuk

Mike Zainul Milla, M. Ali Ghufron

Abstract


ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini berfokus pada persiapan siswa menghadapi Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris ditinjau dari kaca mata geografi emosi. Data diambil dari 5 siswa sekolah menengah, yang mempunyai jarak rumah terjauh dengan sekolah, melalui kuisoner dan wawancara dalam kurun waktu mempersiapkan Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris. Peneliti melakukan triangualasi data melalui wawancara terhadap guru Bahasa Inggris yang mendampingi siswa mempersiapkan Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris. Kecemasan yang sering dialami siswa dalam menghadapi Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris dan pentingnya nilai Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris untuk masa depan siswa merupakan dua hal yang berseberangan dan berkesinambungan. Dengan mengetahui penyebab kecemasan siswa, maka akan lebih mudah membantu siswa mempersiapkan yang terbaik untuk Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris. Penemuan mengatakan bahwa dukungan positif lingkungan terutama orang tua menjadi alasan terkuat kesusksesan siswa mempersiapkan Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris selain itu konsep diri yang kuat dan keinginan untuk meraih mimpi merupakan pendorong yang dapat membuat siswa bertahan dalam menghadapi segala kesulitan selama proses mempersiapkan Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris.

 

Kata kunci: Ujian Nasional, Bahasa Inggris, Geografi Emosi

 

 

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the students' preparation to face the English National Examination (ENE) in the field of emotional geographies. The data, in this study, were taken from 5 secondary students, who have a long distance from home to school, through questionnaires and interviews in the period of preparing English National Examination. This research used triangulation data which were taken from an English teacher who helps the student in preparing the English National Examination. Students' anxiety and the significant result of the English National Examination to the students' graduation are two different and similar things at the same time. Knowing the cause of the problem of students' anxiety will be easy to solve the problem. The major findings show that a positive environment and family support were the best reasons to succeed in English National Examination, while self-concept and clear future achievement are the best espouse that can make students persistent in facing any obstacles in preparing English National Examination (ENE).

 

Keywords: National Examination, English, Emotional Geographies


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