摘要：This research was surely aimed at investigating young learners’ behaviors toward the teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).This qualitative research used descriptive method.It was conducted in SD Islam Sultan Agung 4 Semarang,Central Java,Indonesia.The population of this research was the students of grade 5 and students of grade 6 in the academic year of 2017/2018 with the total sample was 70 students,consisting of 32 students of Grade VA and 38 students of Grade VI.In this research,the researchers used convenience sampling to determine the sample of the research.The independent variable of this study was teaching English as a foreign language and the dependent variable was young learners’ behavior functions.The data collection techniques of this research were through 1) observation and 2) close-ended questionnaire.The results of the research,then,indicated that students had a high motivation in following the lesson given by the teacher.The young learners showed positive behaviors toward the teaching English as a foreign language,such as paid attention to the teacher’s explanation,wrote down and read the material,actively and bravely in asking questions to the teacher,and made the vocabularies list to memorize new English words.
关键词：Teaching English as a foreign language;Behavior;Young learners.
