Farikhah, Zuyyinatul (2015) DEVELOPING ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS THROUGH “THEME BASED TEACHING” FOR KINDERGARTEN. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to develop and find out the characteristics of the appropriate theme-based materials for Kindergarten as materials for teachinglearning process. The materials were designed based on English for children’s theories and children’s needs and integrated into four macro skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing in different portions based on children’s needs. This study is categorized as Research and Development (R&D), since the purpose of this study is to develop a new product as the materials for the teachinglearning process. There were six steps taken in this research. They were conducting needs analysis, writing the course grid, designing the product, implementing the product, assessing the product and revising the product into the final product. The subjects of the research were 15 participants of A2 class of TK ABA Jogokaryan. The instruments of the data collection were questionnaire, an interview guide, and observation guide. The data of this study were both qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained through the interviews and observations, while the quantitative data were obtained from the questionnaires. The qualitative data were analyzed in the form of descriptive narrative text while the quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the study were the development of the appropriate theme-based materials for grade A children of Kindergarten and the characteristics of the appropriate theme-based materials for grade A children of Kindergarten. From the result of the teacher and children responses, it is concluded that the theme-based materials for grade A children of Kindergarten as the product of the study is appropriate to use for the English instruction. Moreover, the percentage score based on the assessment from the teacher is 81.33%. It means that the materials are very good and feasible to use as the materials to teach English to children. Therefore, the characteristics of the theme-based materials were appropriate since they accommodate the teachers in teaching the young learners in the kindergarten effectively.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Teaching and Learning, Theme Based Teaching, Kindergarten |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2015 05:54 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 20:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/16129 |
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