TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS OF ENGLISH AT
RSBI
CLASS (RINTISAN SEKOLAH BERTARAF INTERNASIONAL)
AT SMP AL ISLAM SURAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR
2011/2012
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
By
DYAH SULISTYANINGRUM A 2300700053
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
ABSTRACT
Dyah Sulistyaningrum. A320070053. TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS OF ENGLISH AT RSBI CLASS (RINTISAN SEKOLAH BERTARAF INTERNASIONAL) AT SMP AL ISLAM SURAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2012.
In this study, the writer describes the teaching learning process of English at the second year in SMP Al Islam Surakarta.The object of this research is teaching learning process of English at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta in academic year 2011/2012. The objectives of the study are describing the material to teach English at SMP Al-Islam Surakarta, the syllabus that teaching English at SMP Al-Islam Surakarta, teaching method, the evaluation used to teach English, the strengths and weakness using many classroom activities to teach English.
This research is a micro ethnography research. The methods of collecting data are observation, interview and documentation. The data achieved from information are related to the process of teaching learning process of English at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta.
The finding of this research shows that the teaching learning process in SMP Al Islam Surakarta at RSBI class is extended in bilingual sytem. In teaching learning process almost all of the subjects more presented in English and Indonesian language. SMP RSBI Al Islam Surakarta has a program in using English language. In the seventh grade, they have to use English 40% and 60% in Indonesian, and in eight grade they have to use English 50% and in Indonesian use 50%, too. Then in nine grade they use English 75% - 100%).
The result of the study shows that the teaching learning process of English at the second year of RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta belongs to immersion model. The output of this school is mastering national standard education. The graduates are expected to have international standard consequently in all activities both of the teacher and students have to use English, as one of the international languages.
Keywords:teaching learning process, teaching English, RSBI
Consultant I Consultant II
Prof. Dr. Endang Fauziati, M. Hum Aryati Prasetyarini, S. Pd, M. Pd
NIK. 274 NIK. 725
Dean
A. Introduction
Language is a communication tool to make interaction among people. Language is also has important function for human. Language is a part of communication which is divided into first language, national language, and foreign language becomes very important as a means of communication to make a relation between Indonesia and other countries in the world. The language is an effective means to learn the development of other countries is English. English as an international language is used in the biggest part of the world.
In Indonesia, foreign language especially English language is very important to prepare the Indonesian people to face the modern era. English is a tool to communicate orally and writing in the world. Communicating is to understand and express information, mind, feeling, and developing science, technology, and culture. Realizing the importance of English in this global era, the Indonesian government has gone into action through the national education department to revise the 1987 curriculum into the 1994 curriculum. As what is written in the curriculum learning, English consists of four language skills, namely reading, speaking, writing and listening skill.
knowledge of structure, grammar, and pronunciation, but they need to teach them how to use the language.
According to Putri (2011: 1) “RSBI is a national standard education” in RSBI class the teaching learning process is extended in bilingual it uses English and Indonesian language.SMPRSBI Al Islam Surakarta is one of international standard school. This school has good quality that is carried by multimedia facilities and classroom satisfied. This school also uses bilingual system.
Theteaching learning process of English at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam
Surakarta emphasizes creation, innovation and experimental development to open
the new ideas. The students are provided with opportunities to learn English. In the English teaching learning process, the learners are tutored by the teacher in class in order to facilitate and encourage them to achieve language acquisition. The teacher applies some approaches, methods and strategies in order to improve student second language abilities.
In RSBI class the teacher should have professional competences, such as the materials, pedagogic, knowledge, wide international knowledge, and also a competence in communicating internationally showed by mastering one of foreign language, especially English.Up to now, teachers make several Efforts by implementing many techniques to improve the student’s capability in English subject. The teacher uses English in teaching learning process. The students are also asked to answer the question in English. It means that the teacher hopes that the student can speak fluently in English.
Given these conditions, the researcher is interested in conducting a research on how the teachers use English as the medium of instruction in teaching English and learning process to support bilingual system so that the writer knows the use of English as medium of instruction in teaching English and its strength and weaknesses. This makes the researcher interested in conducting the research entitled Teaching Learning Process of English at RSBI Class (Rintisan Sekolah
Bertaraf Internasional) at SMP Al Islam Surakarta in Academic Year 2011/2012.
The research method of this research paper is broken down into five aspects: The writer uses the descripitive qualitative especially the micro ethnography research. The subject of this research are the English teacher (Mrs. Ratnasari Kiding, S.Pd) and eighth grade the students at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta.
The object of this research focuses on teaching learning process of English subject at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta in academic year 2011/2012. In this research, the writer takes the data taken from the answer the interview with the teacher, and activities of the student and teacher of the writer takes field note from observation. The data sources of the data are events, informant and document.
There are some techniques to collect the data the writer applies three research instrument namely: observation, the writer acts as the passive participant observer so the writer does not interact with the students as the teacher but she just watches that the students’ and the teacher’s behavior closely in the class., interview,In this case, the writer interviewed the English teacher at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta to get clear information about teaching learning process of English of RSBI class held in the classroom and to collect the data by asking the students opinion about the teaching learning process including the problem they face in their study. The last is document, the writer gathered a variety of writen data and documents such as the attendance list, material, syllabus, and a students worksheets.
relation so that easier to be understood.Verification/Drawing ConclusionVerification is the activity that is be done to develop the carefully such as making a discussion. Verification can do with the wide effort that makes the replication in other data unity. This stage shows the final result of the study. It consists of conclusion and suggestion based on the data analysis. The writer takes the conclusion and interpretation related to the data.
C. Findings and Discussion
1. Findings
types if English teaching learning process such as lecturing. Those phases are as follows: opening, core learning and closing.8) the strength and weakness.The
strength is from here we are hoped the output of RSBI will master the national
education standard and also international competences that is English communicative competence.The graduates are expected to have international standard consequently in activities both of the teacher and students have to use English, as one international languages.Theweakness is the prior characteristics of RSBI established system is using English as a medium of teaching in almost all subject of teaching.
Almost all subject matters in RSBI class explained in English as the international language. It is not easy for teacher to explain all materials in full English, because the students having limited vocabulary.
2. Discussion
Based on the research finding, the writer discusses the result according to the previous research and theory. The writer compared the current study to the previous research finding from the result of the research the writer has completed the previous research in different points.
The first previous study is fromSulistyowati, Defi (UMS, 2011) in the previous findings, the objectives of this study are describing the implementation of CBI (Content Based Instruction) for teaching physics. It differs on on objective learning, the material, classroom activities, strength and weaknesses of the method used. And the method of this study the writer applied descriptive qualitative research. It was conducted at RSBI class especially on teaching physics. The objective of this research is to show that the model of CBI implemented in teaching physics in RSBI class belongs to immmersion model.
The result of this study the research show that the model of CBI implemented in teaching physics in RSBI class belongs to immmersion model, and this study is intended to give evaluation of teaching Physics implemented in RSBI class. Then, the syllabus and lesson plan have made in Englsih well. Furthermore, in teaching physics activities, the teacher still delivers and explains the material to the student 70% in Indonesia and 30% in English. Based on the discussion of the first previous study above, the writer found the clearly differences between the research above and the writer’s research. Firstly, the objectives of this study are describing the implementation of CBI (Content Based
Instruction) for teaching physics, whereas this research describe teaching learning
process in English at RSBI class.
The second previous study is from AyuPermanaWati (UMS, 2011)
Teaching Learning Process of Reading Skill at English Department in
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The objective of this research are
describing the teaching learning process on reading II at the second semester UMS. It is conducted to describe the learning objective, the material, syllabus, the method of teaching reading, teacher role, learner role, classroom activity and the strength and the weaknesses. The method of this study the writer applied descriptive qualitative research. The data achieved from information related to the process of teaching learning process on reading II, in form of field note, interview script and document. Classroom acivity in reading II the classroom is working exercises.
Moreover, the result of this study are shows that the learning objective is to back up the students of knowledge, ability and help the students develop their reading in meaningful way 2. The syllabus reading II the teacher not make syllabus but teacher used former syllabus. The material in teaching reading II, the teacher used reading comprehension in 20 minute by learning expresss New York
Thus, based on the second previous study above, the writer finds clear differences with this research. In the research above, the objective is describe teaching learning process of reading skill, whereas this research describe teaching learning process of English. Secondly, the subject of the research above just involved students on one levels which is semester II at English department in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, meanwhile, the subject of this research involved students on second grade at RSBI class.
The third previous study is from Zuriah Dian Hidayati (UMS, 2008)
Teaching Learning Process for English Elementary Student in PrimagamaPajang
Surakarta. The objectives of the research is to describe the teaching learning
process of English for elementary students in PrimagamaPajang Surakarta. The method of the study the writer uses descriptive qualitative method using educational ethnography and uses non statistik analysis to analyze the data.
Furthermore, the data were collected of the teaching learning process in Primagama are in the form of event that is teaching and learning English in natural setting, informant, that is the English teacher, document and those materials or others such as handbooks, the list of student. In collecting data, the writer uses observation in the classroom and interview method.
The result of the study showed that the teaching teaching learning process of English in PrimagamaPajang Surakarta study has some point to discuss teacher role, learner role, and the procedure of classroom activities. the tutor was creative in English teaching learning process, the teacher uses Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and Cooperative Language Learning (CLL). They are use some media to support the teaching learning process. They must use full English in every time. So the students can speak English well.
Directing from some discussion above, the writer gets some information relating teaching English at RSBI class. Such the research from Sulistyowati, the objectives in this research. The model of CBI implemented in teaching physics in RSBI class belongs to immmersion model and problems of this implementation. In RSBI class, the teaching learning process the teacher deliver and explain the material to the student 50% in English and 50% in Indonesian . Whereas, relating to Wati’s work describe the teaching learning process, the method of teaching reading and the strategies. In Hidayati’s work she describe the teaching learning process of English in course institute that is named Primagama. In addition, it is clearly that the writer get the other information in which among three studies above, some of them applied method and strategies, in which the writer must need much time to analysed the subject or object.
After analysing what the information that the writer got from the third studies above. From the all researcher, the writer intends to extent the previous researches and do enrich the similiar researches as the basis for writing her paper. This research is to enlarge the knowledge about teaching learning process in RSBI. Here, the writer wants to conduct the different research compared to the previous researches. The writer’s research focuses on teaching learning process of English at RSBI Class (RintisanSekolahBertarafInternasional) at SMP Al Islam Surakarta.
The syllabus is used in SMP Al Islam Surakarta is thematical based syllabus. It is syllabus that is made on theme. Thematical based syllabus is organized as materials in developing integrated language skills in the classroom. The syllabus focused on the four language skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
conducting teaching learning activities in RSBI class should use English. But the students having limited vocabulary.
The teacher evaluate his students through two stages. Firstly, it was taken from daily test and task to increase students score. The daily test was held on two or three times in every month. Secondly, evaluated was taken from mid test. And the last, evaluation was taken from final test. In RSBI the students have to do final test two times. There are from Depdiknas (district) and Direktorat (central examination). Beside that, there is students behavior that can be used to the students evaluation. It is based on the character education.
There are strengths and weaknesses in English teaching learning process at SMP Al Islam Surakarta. The weakness of learning objective are the graduates are expected to have international standard consequently in activities both of the teacher and students have to use English, as one international languages. The strength are the prior characteristics of RSBI established system is using English as a medium of teaching in almost all subject of teaching. Almost all subject matters in RSBI class explained in English as the international language. It is not easy for teacher to explain all materials in full English, because the students having limited vocabulary.
The material is very important in here. The weakness of the material In RSBI classthe teacher used many kinds of material in teaching learning process, such as from books, cassete/CD, and internet. She always combined some material in the classroom. It should be able to inrease the capability of students while acquring the material in English. The teacher modify the material made students always active in doing activities, so they were not bored in the classroom.
pedagogic, knowledge, and also a competence in communicating internationally showed by mastering English language.
The strength of method teaching the method used by the teacher was varied, and the teacher was very kind to them. The various method that used by the teacher made students always active in doing activities. So, the students felt comfortable and enjoyed in teaching learning process.
The weakness of the classroom activities in English teaching learning process the teacher cannot control the condition in the classroom. First, the teacher vey anxious if the students not understand with the concept of the materials if they are taught by using English fully. Because the students have a limited mastery of English. Second, the students still nerveous to express their idea or opinion in English language.
D. Conclusion
Based on the result of the research, the writer concludes that:
First, SMP Al Islam Surakartais one of RSBI school that is held to prepare the learners to face the global era. It belongsto immersion model.The graduates are expected to have international standard consequently in all activities both of the teacher and students have to use English.
Second, SMP RSBI Al Islam Surakarta is extended in bilingual system. It has a program in using English language. In the seven grade, they have to use English 40% and 60% in Indonesian, and in eight grade they have to use English 50% and in Indonesian use 50%, too. Then in class nine grade they can using English 75% - 100%)
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TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS OF ENGLISH AT
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AT SMP AL ISLAM SURAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR
2011/2012
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Prof. Dr. Endang Fauziati, M.Hum Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd, M.Pd
TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS OF ENGLISH AT RSBI CLASS (RINTISAN SEKOLAH BERTARAF INTERNASIONAL) AT SMP AL
ISLAM SURAKARTA IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012
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Prof. Dr. Endang Fauziati, M. Hum Aryati Prasetyarini, S. Pd, M. Pd
English School of Teacher Training and Education MuhammadiyahUniversity of Surakarta
Sakurady@gmail.com ABSTRACT
In this study, the writer describes the teaching learning process of English at the second year in SMP Al Islam Surakarta.The object of this research is teaching learning process of English at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta in academic year 2011/2012. The objectives of the study are describing the material to teach English at SMP Al-Islam Surakarta, the syllabus that teaching English at SMP Al-Islam Surakarta, teaching method, the evaluation used to teach English, the strengths and weakness using many classroom activities to teach English.
This research is a micro ethnography research. The methods of collecting data are observation, interview and documentation. The data achieved from information are related to the process of teaching learning process of English at RSBI class in SMP Al Islam Surakarta.
The finding of this research shows that the teaching learning process in SMP Al Islam Surakarta at RSBI class is extended in bilingual sytem. In teaching learning process almost all of the subjects more presented in English and Indonesian language. SMP RSBI Al Islam Surakarta has a program in using English language. In the seventh grade, they have to use English 40% and 60% in Indonesian, and in eight grade they have to use English 50% and in Indonesian use 50%, too. Then in nine grade they use English 75% - 100%).
model. The output of this school is mastering national standard education. The graduates are expected to have international standard consequently in all activities both of the teacher and students have to use English, as one of the international languages.
