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Chapter Five
Conclusion and Recommendation
This chapter consists of two major parts namely conclusions and recommendations. First, the researcher summarized this study including background of the study, aim of the study, and also the result of the study. Second, the researcher aimed some suggestions after conducting this study Conclusion
The reason why the researcher chose authentic materials used by pre-service teacher in their teaching practice as topic to be researched was because researcher had experienced in using authentic material in teaching practice. The researcher found the advantages of using authentic materials in teaching practice The researcher interested to find out the perspectives of pre-service teachers in using authentic materials in their teaching practices, especially in English Education Department of University Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. This research had three purposes. First, it was aimed to explore type of authentic materials commonly used by the pre-service teacher at EED of UMY during their teaching practice. Second, it was intended to find the significances of used authentic materials in the teaching process. Third, it was conducted to identify the disadvantages of using the authentic material in the teaching process.
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song, and movie. The finding of this research also shows that the significant of using authentic materials in the teaching practice of pre-service teacher at EED of UMY. The significances were divided into two categories. First, significances of using authentic materials for teacher. They are; the authentic materials were easy to get for teacher, authentic materials were can be used for teaching multiple skills, and authentic materials made the teacher become more creative. Second were the significances of using authentic materials for students. Authentic materials made the students’ motivated and interested in learning process.
Furthermore, the finding of this research shows that the disadvantages of using authentic materials in the teaching practice of pre-service teacher at EED of UMY. In line with the significant of using authentic materials the disadvantages of using authentic materials were also in two categories. First was the significant for teacher. They are; the authentic materials out-date easily, and make teacher should be more careful in selecting the materials. Second was a disadvantage of using authentic materials for the students that authentic materials had difficult content (vocabulary and language), so it made the students easy to confused. Recommendation
This study also provided suggestion regarding to authentic materials used by pre-service teacher at EED of UMY in their teaching practice Thus, the
recommendation is for the students, lecturers and also other researchers who want to conduct a research under the same topic.
For pre-service teacher. This research led pre service teacher to use
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recommended the pre service teacher to use the kinds of authentic material
revealed by this research’s finding, but still, the pre-service teacher has to select
the appropriate authentic material that they want to use to teach the students because this research also found that there are some disadvantages in using the authentic material. This research also recommended the pre service teacher to use the kinds of authentic material revealed by this research’s finding. Besides, there are kind of authentic materials which are commonly used in teaching process, and pre-service teacher can get the advantages and weaknesses. From those
advantages and weaknesses of authentic material, the pre-service teacher can anticipate in using authentic material in teaching process. Otherwise, pre-service teacher should also be selective in choosing the material.
For institution. Based on the result of this research the institution
hopefully can provide the authentic materials that can easily got by the pre-service teacher. Besides, the institution can supply the guidance of authentic materials conducted in teaching course regarding the weaknesses of authentic material.
For other researchers. Other researchers might use this research for their
