A STUDY ON
STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET
USED BY
PRE
-
SERVICE TEACHERS OF 2
NDGRADE IN TEACHING EYL
COURSE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF
MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
THESIS
By:
DARU SEPTIA PUTRA
09360309
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET USED BY
PRE
-
SERVICE TEACHERS OF 2
NDGRADE IN TEACHING EYL
COURSE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF
MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
THESIS
By:
DARU SEPTIA PUTRA
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
A STUDY ON STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET USED BY
PRE
-
SERVICE TEACHERS OF 2
NDGRADE IN TEACHING EYL
COURSE OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT UNIVERSITY OF
MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
THESIS
This thesis is subbmited to meet one of the requirements to
achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education
By:
DARU SEPTIA PUTRA
09360309
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
i
This thesis written by Daru Septia Putra was approved on July 29, 2013.
By:
Advisor II. Advisor I.
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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang
and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Education
on July 29, 2013
Approved by:
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
University of Muhammadiyah Malang
Dean,
Dr. M. Syaifuddin, M.M.
Examiners: Signatures:
1. Thathit Manon Andini, M.Hum 1. ...
2. Puji Sumarsono, M.Ed 2. ...
3. Fardini Sabilah, M.Pd 3. ...
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Hai orang-orang yang beriman, Jadikanlah sabar dan shalatmu Sebagai
penolongmu, sesungguhnya Allah beserta orang-orang yang sabar”
(Al-Baqarah: 153)
SMILE YOU DON’T CRY
(Anonymous)
DEDICATION:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alamin, Wassholatu Wassalamu ‘Ala Rasulillah.
Praise is to Allah SWT, the main source of strength who always gives strength
and patience to finish this thesis. Shalawat and Salam may always be upon to the
holy prophet, Muhammad SAW.
The researcher would like to express his deepest gratitude to her first
advisor Fardini Sabilah, M.Pd and the second advisor Drs. Taufiq Burhan,
M.Pd for their suggestion, invaluable guidance and advice during the
consultation period, and their comments, valuable time, and correction during
the completion of this thesis.
Roisah) who always gives advice, financial, and everything in her life, her two
young brothers and sister (Putra and Yeni), and especially for Hesty
Meilianawati who always support him with love, big family (E2 Koplak,
Immortal, Flava 99), and for all of his friends who cannot mention one by one
for their encouragement, love, care and pray so that she can finish this thesis.
Malang, July 2013
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Teaching English for Young Learners ... 8
2.3.1 English Component in Worksheet ... 22
2.3.2 The Criteria Of good worsheet ... 23
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ... 29
3.2 Student Object ... 29
3.3 Research Instrument ... 30
3.4 Data Collection ... 31
3.5 Data Analysis ... 31
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Findings ... 32
4.1.1 The types of Students’ worksheet ... 32
4.1.2 English Component Used in worksheet ... 35
4.2 Discussion ... 37
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion ... 41
5.2 Suggestion ... 42
5.2.1 Sugestion For the EYL Teachers ... 42
5.2.2 Sugestion For the Further Reseachers ... 43
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APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
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1 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 of this research presents topics such as: background of the study,
statement of the problems, purposes of the study, significance of the study, scope and
limitation, and definition of key terms. Each section is described as follows.
1.1 Background of study
Since the goverment released the management of education in 2001, many local
governments decided to teach English as a "Local content" at the level of primary
school and kindergarten. That is the initiative of the local goverment to support and
facilitate children of learning English as a foreign language in Indonesia (Jalal &
Musthafa, 2001). As the result of increasing number of English for Young Learner
(EYL) students in Indonesia, then the non-formal EYL classess are opened for
primary school level students. One of the universities that have opened the EYL class
for elementary students is English Department of University of Muhammadiyah
Malang. It is expected to provide the candidates of English teacher having good
ability to teach EYL professionally.
The purpose of EYL program is to introduce participants to the theory and
practice of teaching in the EYL classroom. In EYL teaching-learning process, young
learners should have fun with English. The participants should engage with the
enjoyable activities that are designed specifically for young learners, such as songs,
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able to apply strategies of teaching language within a meaningful context and share
effective techniques for making language input comprehensible and encouraging
student’s participation.
To make it work, the teachers must know the characteristics of students who
have developed through certain stages during the learning process (Joan littlefield
cook 2005: 11). It is explained as follows: The first, Sensory-Motor Stage (from 0 - 2
years) in which children seem to learn through physical interaction with the world
around them. Second, pre-operational stage (from 2 - 7 years) when children need
concrete situations to process ideas. Third, concrete operational stage (from 7 - 11
years) in which children begin to conceptualize and do some abstract problem
solving, though they still learn best by doing, and fourth, formal operational stage
(from 11-15) in which children are able to use abstract thinking.
In addition, teachers should pay attention to some aspects that should be done
during the process of learning and teaching, and one of them is in delivering material.
Therefore, the teachers should evaluate and select the textbooks that they will use.
According to Byrd (in Celce and Murcia 2001: 415), the evaluation and selection of a
worksheet is a complex process carried out in various ways. The teachers should
know what type of worksheet they want to give to the students.
Worksheet and teaching learning processes are two terms which has strong
correlation. The worksheet of textbook has strategic function for gaining the goal of
education. According to Ur (1996: 192) worksheet is a page or some pages of tasks,
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and usually taken in by the teacher to be checked. Teacher-made tests can be seen as
a specific kind of worksheet. In this case, the worksheet is conclusion of important
point of textbooks and exercises.
Using worksheet has become “culture” in Indonesian education. Many subjects
taught from elementary level to senior high level use worksheet. Thus, most of
teachers assess students’ development in teaching learning process by using it also
including how well students finish the exercises. Therefore, the accuracy within the
assessment is not good because of the limitation of information student get. That is
why, worksheet is commonly used. The teachers have to think twice to do like those
in assessment process if they really want their students to have better development in
their achievement.
In the previous study, Arifin (2008) tried to find out four elements of students’
worksheet of Second Year of Junior High School arranged by MGMP Team In
Trenggalek. They were vocabulary, structure, exercise, and illustration elements.
Therefore, in this study the researcher doesn’t analyze all of the aspect which are
included on students’ worksheet. In this study, the reseacher focuses on the type and
the English components of students’ worksheet in the EYL context.
This present study is the kind of umbrella research which is conducted by two
reseachers in English Department of UMM. Both of the researchers tried to analyze
the students’ worksheet, but one focuses on the first grade teachers and the second
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Using worksheet has been the important element in teaching-learning process.
Most of the teachers use worksheets to assess the students’ achievement. However,
the teachers have to know the students’ level, because each education level is
different. In contrast, almost all EYL teachers are less considering of the importance
of using worksheet to assess their students’ achievement. EYL course is one of the
elective courses at UMM. In addition, EYL course facilitates the students of English
Department, to have practice teaching to create the professional teachers.
Based on the reason above, in this present study the resarcher analyzes the
types and the English components of student’s worksheet used by pre service teacher
in the second grade students of EYL course at English department of UMM academic
year 2012-2013.
This study is expected to be meaningful in providing the good worksheet for
second grade students of EYL that can attract and motivate the students to be active
in the class. Besides, this research can be used as the source of information for the
next researcher to continue or develop this research.
1.2Statement of the Problems
Based on the background of study above, the writer formulates the problems as
follows:
1. What are the types of students’ worksheet used by pre-service teacher in the 2nd
grade students of EYL course at English department of UMM?
2. What are the English components of students’ worksheet used by pre-service
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1.3Purpose of the Study
Based on the statement problem above, the purpose of the study are:
1. To find the types of student’s worksheet used by pre-service teacher in the 2nd
grade students of EYL course at English department of UMM.
2. To find the English components of student’s worksheet used by pre-service
teacher in the 2nd grade students of EYL course at English department of UMM.
1.4Significance of the Study
The result of this study is expected to give contribution for English Teachers in
teaching EYL. It means that the result of this study is expected to provide the English
teachers with the forms of good worksheets material that can attract and motivate the
students in order to be active in the class. In the one hand, it is also hoped that
students can receive the material given by the teacher well. In addition, this study is
expected to improve and enlarge the researcher’s understanding in teaching EYL by
giving worksheet. By reading this research, the students are expected to get new
insight to EYL course in which this can be used as a reference to increase the quality
of EYL teaching.
1.5Scope and Limitation
The scope of this study is investigating the worksheet used by pre-service
teacher in teaching the second grade students of EYL course conducted by English
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The limitations of this study are focused on the types and English components
of student’s worksheet used by pre-service teacher in teaching the second grade
students of EYL course conducted by English Department of UMM academic year
2012-2013.
1.6Definition of Key Terms
To get the definite definition of key terms used in the study, the following
definition is given.
1. Pre-service teacher
College students who are teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in
order to qualify for a degree in education (http://www.thefreedictionary.com).
In this study, the pre service teacher are the students of English Department of
University of Muhammadiyah Malang who took EYL II course in October –
December 2012.
2. EYL course
Innovative and exciting course to encourage students to speak as much English
as possible, and ensure that language learning is a fun experience
(www.britishcouncil.in/learn-English/courses-children).
The aim of this courses is to improve knowledge of all aspects of the English
language, including speaking and listening skills, reading and grammar. The
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3. Young Learners
Children at early ages are those about 5 years old to 12 years old, they are called
young learner. (Rixon in Sabillah: 2007). In this study, young learner is the 2nd
grade elementary school students.
4. Worksheet
Worksheet is a page or some pages of tasks, distributed to each student to do
either in class or at home, intended to be written on, and usually taken in by the
teacher to be checked. In this case, the worksheet is the conclusion of important
point of textbooks and exercises. (Ur, 1996)
5. The Type of Worsheet
The type of worksheet is something that suit their characteristics when we want
to teach student. As well as the task or worksheet, the teachers have to consider
about the students like before giving some exercise. There many kinds of
worksheet which is suitable for teaching learners. The task for children involve
drawing, coloring, cutting and sticking (art and craft), game, stories, ‘let’s
pretend’ and matching. (Reilly et. al 2009)
6. The English Component
The English Component is component when arrange worksheet, so automatically
students’ understanding of language will increase well. E n g l i s h component
