English teaching method for the first grade students in SDIT Luqman Al Hakim, Mojosongo, Surakarta

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Dewi Retnasih - C9304097 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

ABSTRACT 2007. This final project report is entitled “English Teaching Method for The First Grade Students in SDIT Luqman Al Hakim, Mojosongo, Surakarta”. The objectives are to know the English teaching method used for the first grade students and to explain the teacher’s effort to raise the student’s proficiency in English. The teaching method used for the first grade students is Direct Method. This method is chosen because the English teaching is focused on Vocabulary. By applying this method, vocabulary is taught with pictures and reality. They can practice to speak English to improve their pronunciation. During teaching and learning process, the teacher faces some problems in the difficulties of students in learning English language. The difficulties are the planning of the teaching materials, the managing of the class, the student’s understanding toward the material and the limited facilities. Some efforts are done to raise the student’s proficiency in English. The teacher has to prepare all materials suitable for the level of the student’s ability. The teacher tried to manage the class by giving the students some activities that will make them enjoy in English class. The teacher also gives them the additional material in English extracurricular to enhance their understanding toward the material, and the teacher maximizes the facilities by using garden as “new classroom”.