THE OBSTACLES IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR ELDERLY LEARNERS: A CASE STUDY IN SEWING GROUP

Abstract

This study treated elderly learners in one of small village in Sragen Regency who joined the sewing group. In recent years, this sewing group has experienced very significant development. This could be seen from their participation in making bags and wallets, making Solo Batik Carnival clothing, and participating in the carnival fashion exhibition to commemorate Indonesia's Independence Day. Therefore, they took the initiative to learn English to face future challenges related to their sewing performance. In this case, this study was conducted to investigate several obstacles faced by elderly learners in learning English. The type of this study was a case study using three methods of collecting data, namely observation, interviews, and field notes. In this study, the researchers found that there are several obstacles experienced by elderly learners in learning English in class. Among these problems are lack of confidence, lack of learning motivation, nervous, psychological factors such as poor memory, response time, and failing eyesight.