The problem in this research was how is students’ motivation in reading English at grade VIII SMP Negeri 4 Baubau. This research was descriptive qualitative research. The population of the research was grade VIII of SMP Negeri 4 Baubau which consisted of 11 classes with total 345 students. The sample in this research was taken with random sampling technique that was class VIII.1 which consisted of 25 students. The instrument used was Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ). The research outcome showed that 5 students out of the total student are in high motivation category, 13 students out of the total students are in average motivation level, and 7 students out of the total students are in low motivation level. Then, it can be concluded that the students’ reading motivation level is in the average motivation level.

The main problem of the research was ‘what are the problems faced by the students in learning vocabulary at the SMP Satap Palea?’ The research was case study. The subjects of the research were students and an English teacher in SMP Satap Palea at grade seven. The data of research were collected through test and interview. The data were analyzed through three steps adopted from Miles and Huberman; data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing. The result of this research showed that the result of test of the students of SMP Satap Palea was low. The problem faced by the students were lack or low motivation in learning English vocabulary, the students had low interest in learning English and lack of strategy used in learning vocabulary. It was indicated by the indifferent attitude or their reluctance to memorize English vocabulary. This reluctance impacted their mastery of English vocabulary. The students of SMP Satap Pelae rarely repeated their English lesson at home. The result of interview also indicated that student’s environment did not show positive impact for the students to learn, including the students peer.

This study aims to investigate the level of students' anxiety and determine the teacher's strategies for reducing students' anxiety levels. Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety level Scale (FLCAS) and semi-structured interviews were used to determine the students' anxiety levels and teachers' strategies for reducing the students' anxiety. The result showed that students’ anxiety was at the middle anxiety level, with a mean score of 108.61. Therefore, teachers should employ various strategies, namely establishing a secure environment, speaking English effortlessly, and creating pair and group work. The number of strategies enhances opportunities for students to speak the target language in class and fosters a safe learning atmosphere where students may express themselves freely.

The aim of this study was to what extent language learning strategies used by students give an impact on their English academic achievement. The instrument of the research was achievement test and interview. The intention of the researchers to take the achievement test was to find out English academic achievement of learners (English grade) in second semester academic year 2019/2020. The second instrument for gathering data concerning students’ strategies was semi-structured interview. In conclusion, 45 % of the variance in the English academic achievement of IPA 1 students can be explained by the language learning strategies used, while 57 % the variance of the English academic achievement of IPA 2 students can described by the LLS employed.

Problem in this research was whether summarizing short story improved students’ vocabulary mastery in SMP Negeri 2 Baubau. This research aimed at improving students’ vocabulary mastery by summarizing short story in eight grade of SMP Negeri 2 Baubau.        This research applied quasi experimental design with two groups, control and experimental class. The population of the research were 330 students. The sample of this research consisted of 62 students selected by using random sampling technique. The instrument used in this research was test. Research outcome showed that the mean score of pre-test from experimental class was 54.35, while in post-test 87.74. Meanwhile, the mean score of the pre-test result from control class was 52.77 and in the post-test 75.81.  From hypothesis test result by using t-test, it obtained t-count was -.12.285 and the significant value 0.000 <0.05. So that, it can be concluded that Ha was accepted and H0 was rejected. Therefore, the summarizing short story to improve English vocabulary mastery in SMP Negeri 2 Baubau was effective.