OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AT THE 8th GRADE STUDENTS’ IN CHRISTIAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RANOTANA WERU

Abstract

The 8th grade student in Christian Junior High School Ranotana Weru in Manado applies the 2013 curriculum in English subjects which this curriculum focuses on the ability to communicate orally and written. However, students have difficulty in making sentences, especially simple sentences consisting of 1 subject, 1 predicate, and 1 object because they lack of vocabulary, do not understand the structure of the sentence and the absence of a permanent teacher of English. Keywords: English; Vocabulary; Simple Sentences.