The students’ difficulties of learning english in higher education
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One of the languages taught from first education to higher education is English. It is taught in our education because of the importance of learning English as an international language. English as an International as well as a foreign language has been included in the education curriculum in Indonesia since Indonesia achieved independence. This government policy has purposes, It is an effort to improve the quality of human resources, and a lot of books are in English. In terms of learning English, teaching influences students' success in English class. The choices of the appropriate teaching strategy can help establish an effective and targeted language learning process. Many teaching strategies are suitable for learning English in higher education. This study aims at describing the obstacles or difficulties of students in learning English, using qualitative research methods with observation and recorded data. Data analysis is carried out in three ways: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing and verification. It showed that the research subjects faced difficulties learning English in each language skill. It was because of different levels of English mastery, lack of motivation, and applied learning models.
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