Implementation of English conversation club as an extracurricular program at SMP Negeri 4 Malang / Erlyna Abidasari
| Main Author: | Abidasari, Erlyna |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
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, 2010
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.um.ac.id/10874/ |
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- ABSTRACTAbidasariErlyna.2008.TheImplementationofEnglishConversationClubasanExtracurricularProgramatSMPNegeri4Malang.ThesisStudyProgramofEnglishLanguageEducationFacultyofLettersStateUniversityofMalang.AdvisorUtamiWidiatiM.APh.D.KeywordsEnglishconversationclubspeakingskillextracurricularprogramSMP.Withtheimplementationofthe2006School-basedCurriculumschoolsaregivenfreedomtoconstructandformulatethemostproperaimslessonmaterialsmediaaswellasmethodsofteachingduringtheschoolyears.ForthispurposeSMPN4Malanghasitsownprogramtheso-calledEnglishConversationClub(ECC)thataimstofosterupstudentsneedsforspeakingpractice.ItisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithskillofusingEnglishcommunicativelytosupportthedevelopmentoftheirproductiveskills.Theprogramissettleddownasanextracurricularwhichisconductedafterschooltogivewiderandmoreopportunitiestopracticeandexposethetargetlanguagewithoutbeingrestrictedmuchbythetimeallocation.ThisECCisassumedtobeworthexaminingsinceitscontributionswillbeusefulfortheschooldevelopment.Thisstudyemployedadescriptivedesign.ThesubjectsweretheVIIandVIIIgradesstudentsfollowingtheECCprogramtheEnglishteachersandtheheadmasterofSMPN4Malang.TheinstrumentsinthisstudywerefieldnotesinterviewguidesandquestionnairesaswellasanyavailabledocumentsupportingtheECCprogram.ThefindingsshowthepurposeofconductingtheECCtoestablishmoreopportunitiestospeakEnglishindailyandnaturalcontextswithcomfortableenvironment.Inadditionitalsoimplicitlypreparedstudentstobereadytocompeteinspeakingthesepurposesweresupportedbytheuseoffacilitiesmediaandmaterials.Thefacilitiesprovidedbytheschoolwereconsideredsufficientwhichwasreflectedintheexistenceoflanguagelaboratory.MeanwhilemostmediaweremadebytheteachersandthestudentssothattheyperfectlymatchtheaimsoftheECCactivities.Therewerehandmadescrabblemonopolyulartanggastudentsreportcardsteachersevaluationcardandgroupcards.FurtheranalysisonthematerialsshowedtheappropriatenessofthematerialsduetotheobjectiveoftheSchool-basedcurriculumthatwastouseEnglishinsimpledailylifecontexts.ConcerningthelearningprocessesconductedbytheteachersintheECCprogramtheprocesseswereclassifiedasgoodonessincethelearningprocessesgeneratedrelaxingyetresponsibleactivitiesthatfocusedonthedevelopmentofself-esteemself-confidenceaswellasself-motivationtoapplythetargetlanguage.Therewerefourobservablesessions(1)6Newsreading(2)WhoWantstobeaKing/Queen(3)TellandTransform(TT)and(4)Storytellingcompetition.ThenextfindingssummarizedthestudentsandteachersopinionsabouttheECCwhoseresultswerebothpositive.ThestudentsconsideredtheECCasanimportantextracurricularprogramtobefollowedandlatertobeimproved.QuitethesameasthestudentsopinionstheteachersagreedthatECCshouldbeconductedthroughouttheschoolyearstohelpstudentsachievebettermentinspeakingEnglish.HowevertheimplementationoftheECCwasconsideredlessmaximumtheECCneededimprovement.BasedontheresearchfindingssomesuggestionsweregivenfortheimprovementoftheECCprogram.TheECCprogramimplementedatSMPN4Malangshouldbesupportedbyallschoolmembersandschoolprograms.TheschoolshouldholdsomekindsofEnglishcompetitionsmoreoftentoarousestudentsmotivationstouseEnglish.RegardingtotheuseoffacilitiesmediaandmaterialstheECCinstructorsshouldimprovetheirskillsinoperatingdigitalequipmentssothattheyexperiencednodifficultyduringthepresentationtime.Inadditiontothemediaandmaterialsusethereshouldbemoreattractiveandinteractivemediaandmaterialswhichsupportthesuccessofthelearningprocesses.Sofartheinstructorsseemedtochoosesimpleandtraditionalones.Inlinewiththeimprovementoftheaboveaimsmoreinterestingfunandchallengingactivitiesshouldbeconductednotonlyindoorsbutalsooutdoors.FinallytheevaluationoftheprogramhadtobeconductedregularlyinordertohavevividpicturesoftheECCdevelopment.