designing appropriate english learning materials for the sixth grade students of sd n paliyan iv

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DESIGNING APPROPRIATE ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS
FOR THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N PALIYAN IV
GUNUNGKIDUL

A Thesis

Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Attainment of
the Sarjana Pendidikan Degree in English Language Education

Citra Novaria
07202244039

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2013
APPROVAL SIIEET
DESIGNING APPROPRIATE ENGLISH LEARNING MATERTALS
FOR THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N PALIYAN IV
GUNUNGKIDUL
First Consultant, Second Consultant,
Drs.Joko Priyan4 M.4., Ph.D.
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. RATIFICATION
DESIGNING APPROPRIATE ENGLISH LEARNING MATERTALS
FOR THE STXTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N PALIYAN IV
GLTNLINGKIDUL
A THESIS
Written by
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Accepted by aculty of Languages and Arts of
Yogyakarta State to have fulfilled the
requirement Pendidiknn in English
Language
Signature
Chairperson
Secretary
First Examiner
Second Examiner : Drs.Joko Priyana, M.A., Ph.D.
Yogyakarta, March 15, 2013
Faculty of Languages and Arts
State University
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PERNYATAAN
Yang bertanda tangan dibawah ini, saya
:
Nama
: Citra Novaria
NIM
:01202244039
Studi
Program : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas
: Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Judul Skripsi : "DESIGNING APPROPRIATE ENGLISH
LEARNING MATERIALS FOR THE SIXTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF SD N PALIYAN IV
GUNUNGKIDUL''
menyatakan bahwa karya ilmiah ini adalah hasil pekerjaan saya sendiri.
Sepanjang pengetahuan saya, karya ilmiah ini tidak berisi materi yang
ditulis oleh orang lain, kecuali bagian-bagian terlentu yang saya ambil
sebagai acuan dengan mengikuti tata cara dan etika penulisan karya ilmiah
yangTazim.
Apabila ternyata terbukti bahwa pemyataan ini tidak benar, hal ini
sepenuhnya menjadi tanggung jawab saya.
Yogyakarla, 15 Maret 2013
Penulis
@
Citra Novaria
MOTTOS

“Great teachers empathize with kids, respect them, and believe that each
one has something special.”
~Ann Lieberman~

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
~anonymous~

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DEDICATIONS

This thesis is lovingly dedicated to:

My beloved father and mother
(Subagyo and Asih Mulati)
who always give me prayers and support

My beloved brother and sister
(Noventa and Liza)
who always cheer my days up

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All praises be to Allah SWT, the Almighty and the Most Merciful, and peace
be upon the beloved final prophet Muhammad SAW. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil
‘aalamiin I thank Allah SWT Who has given great blessings and strengths to me. I
admit that without them all I would never finished my thesis. Only because of His
will I could finally accomplish this thesis with hard work and prayers. I also believe
that the completion of this thesis would not have been possible without many
people’s supports. Sincerely I really express and address my gratitude to the
following parties:
1. The first consultant, Drs.Joko Priyana, M.A., Ph.D, who has given me
guidance, advice, and support for completing this thesis.
2. The second consultant, Sudiyono, S.Pd., M.A., who has given me
comments, suggestions, and guidance for the improvement of my thesis.
3. My academic advisor lecturer, B.Yuniar Diyanti, M.Hum who has given
me advice, support, and guidance during my study in Yogyakarta State
University.
4. The headmaster and the teachers of SD N Paliyan IV Gunungkidul, who
has given permission in conducting the research.
5. All of the students in the sixth grade of SD N Paliyan IV Gunungkidul in
the academic year 2011/2012, for their cooperation during the research.
6. My father and mother, for their prayers and supports.
7. My brother and my sister, for their prayers and supports.
8. My special friend, Ayub Prasetyo, who has given prayers and support for
completing this thesis.
9. My best friends Gilar Fitria, Ayu Puspita, Siti Nurjanah, Erni Sukhayati
for their supports, prayers, and help.

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10. My friends in PBI H class of 2001, for the friendship; Rika, Dewi Nur,
Deny, Cui, Dwi, Wahyu Dewi, Anas, Tiwi, Ina, Feby, Agni, Nila, Adit
P, Adit K, Blasius, Awang, and Krisna.
I 1. My friends in PBI LINY, who have helped me in completing my thesis;
Wiranti, Mbak lka,Mbak Hide, Mbak Desti, Mbak Nisa, Deta, Nunun,
and Fahmi.
12. To others who I can't mention one by one for their prayers and support.
Finally, I do hope that this thesis will be useful for the readers although I
know this is far for being perfect. Therefore, I greatly appreciate any
criticisms, ideas, and suggestions for the improvement of this thesis.
Yogyakarta, March 15, 2073
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pages
TITLE ............................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL SHEET ..................................................................................... ii
RATIFICATION ........................................................................................... iii
PERNYATAAN ............................................................................................... iv
MOTTOS ...................................................................................................... v
DEDICATIONS ............................................................................................ vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... ix
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................... xiv
LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................ xviii
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................. xix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 1
A. Background to the Study ............................................................... 1
B. Identification of the Problem......................................................... 3
C. Limitation of the Problem ............................................................. 4
D. Formulation of the Problem .......................................................... 5
E. Research Objective ....................................................................... 5
F. Research Significance ................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................... 7
A. Literature Review ......................................................................... 7
1. Teaching English in Elementary School .................................. 7
a. Characteristics of young Learners ........................................ 7
b. The Principles of Teaching English for Young Learners ...... 9
2. The School Based Curriculum in Elementary Schools ............. 12
3. Communicative Language teaching (CLT) .............................. 15
a. Total Physical Response (TPR) ............................................ 19
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b. Presentation, Practise, and Production (PPP) ........................ 20

4. Designing Learning Materials for Elementary School Students 21
a. Learning Materials ............................................................... 21
b. Learning Materials Design ................................................... 23
1. Materials Development .................................................. 23
2. The Principles of Good Materials ................................... 25
c. Unit Design ......................................................................... 27
d. Task..................................................................................... 29
1. Definition of Tasks ........................................................ 29
2. The Components of Tasks .............................................. 30
3. Task Sequence .............................................................. 33
4. Tasks for Young Learners .............................................. 36
a. Definition of Tasks for Young Learners..................... 36
b. The Examples of Tasks for Young Learners .............. 37
B. Conceptual Framework ................................................................ 42

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD .......................................................... 44
A. Type of Study .......................................................................... 44
B. Setting ..................................................................................... 45
C. Population and Sample ............................................................ 45
D. Research Procedure.................................................................. 45
E. Research Instrument ....................................................................... 48
F. Data Analysis Techniques .............................................................. 50

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ...................... 53
A. Research Findings .................................................................... 53
1. The Results of The needs Analysis ...................................... 53
a. Description of the Learners ............................................ 53
b. Description of the Target Needs ..................................... 54
c. Description of the Learning Needs ................................. 55
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