Treffer: The Development of Context-Based English Learning Resources for Elementary Schools in Central Java.

The teaching of English as a local content subject in elementary schools in Central Java is aimed at giving students the skills to verbalize simple sentences. Students are also expected to be able to accommodate sociocultural aspects of their environments in their learning. However, some of the teachers still find it difficult to understand the place of English as a local content subject in the curriculum. Something should be done to update the teachers' abilities to cope with the curriculum, especially to develop English education instructional materials. This study focuses on five primary objectives: (1) to further investigate the model of teaching English as a local content subject at elementary schools in Central Java; (2) conduct a needs assessment for teaching English; (3) evaluate teachers' abilities to develop materials in English; (4) design a model of materials for teaching English; and (5) evaluate the effectiveness of the model. Two hundred English teachers from 200 elementary schools in Central Java participated in this study and were selected using a purposive random sampling method. The study was supported through coordination efforts of the Central Java Provincial Office of Education. An interactive approach was used to analyze the data and help the author contact the respondents to clarify or confirm the data collected. Experimental research and expert judgments were used to test the model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris sebagai muatan lokal atau mulok di Sekolah Dasar di Propinsi Jawa Tengah diorientasikan pada kemampuan siswa mengucapkan kalimat-kalimat sederhana. Siswa juga diharapkan mampu mengakomodasi aspek sosial budaya dari lingkungan belajarnya. Namun, beberapa guru masih mengalami kesulitan memahami status Bahasa Inggris sebagai mulok di kurikulum. Diperlukan upaya peningkatan kemampuan guru dalam mengolah kurikulum, terutama mengembangkan materi ajar Bahasa Inggris. Ada lima tujuan utama penelitian ini, yaitu: (1) meneliti lebih jauh model pengajaran Bahasa Inggris sebagai muatan lokal di Sekolah Dasar di Jawa Tengah; (2) mengevaluasi kebutuhan pengajaran Bahasa Inggris; (3) mengevaluasi kemampuan guru dalam mengembangkan materi ajar Bahasa Inggris; (4) mendesain model materi ajar Bahasa Inggris; dan (5) mengevaluasi efektivitas model baru tersebut. Sebanyak dua ratus guru Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah Dasar di Jawa Tengah berpartisipasi dalam studi ini, yang direkruit melalui metode sampling acak bertujuan (purposive random). Penelitian ini didukung dan dikoordinasi oleh Dinas Pendidikan Propinsi Jawa Tengah. Metode interaktif digunakan untuk menganalisa data dan mengkontak responden guna mengklarifikasi data yang terkumpul. Metode eksperimental dan penilaian ahli digunakan untuk menguji model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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