English e-Book for Elementary School Students: Research by Design Based on Whole Language Approach

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200129.092How to use a DOI?

Keywords

electronic teaching materials, English subject, whole language approach, development by research

Abstract

This study aims to develop an English Language Electronic teaching material model for five class in elementary schools based on whole language approach. Using the whole language approach, overall language teaching an integral part of four language skills which include reading, speaking, listening and writing. Whole language approach based on the understanding constructivism forms its own knowledge through an active role in learning as a whole or thoroughly and integrated in language skills. This research was conducted at the elementary school in Jakarta. The approach of this research is mixed methods research. The type of research used development by research. There are several stages of the mechanism for planning and compiling an English language teaching material model based on a whole language approach. In this study adapted from the model of Borg and Gall of Dick, Carey and Care. There are four stages in this research, (1) the stage of information gathering which includes a preliminary study and needs analysis, (2) the development of the draft which includes planning and developing the initial form the product, which includes expert testing / validation (expert judgment), one-on-one testing, small group evaluation, field testing, where in each trial a revision of the product developed is possible, and the last (4) finalization stage. The results of this study English language electronic teaching material models for the fifthgrade elementary school based on the Whole language approach can be used properly and correctly in accordance with the needs of elementary school students.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Herlina Usman
AU  - Ika Lestari
AU  - Noldy Pelenkahu
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/06
TI  - English e-Book for Elementary School Students: Research by Design Based on Whole Language Approach
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 735
EP  - 741
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200129.092
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200129.092
ID  - Usman2020
ER  -