B. Activities During the Job Training
1. Class Observation
In the job training in SD N VII Wonogiri, the writer taught English to the first grade until sixth grade students, focusing in the fourth grade, because only the fourth
grade students that were divided into three classes based on their intelligence, i.e.: A, B, and C. The writer only focused in class A, because it had the highest intelligence
and the fewest students. Teaching the whole classes made the writer knew the situations and facilities
in each class. There are 13 classes with similar conditions and facilities. The facilities are good enough, because all the classes have a door, some windows, some
ventilations, a white board, a cupboard, some pictures, some handmade, some teaching tools, a hanging clock, a van, some lamps, cleaning equipments i.e.: some
brooms, a duster, and a waste basket. There are also a blackboard, a stick board, and a book shelf in the first grade and second grade classes. Most of the classes have
enough conducive classes to create effective teaching and learning activities. In the class 4A, there are 23 students consisting of 8 boys and 15 girls. There
are 23 desks and chairs for students and one desk and chair for teacher. In the wall, there are some pictures hanging, i.e.: President, Vice-President, and governmental
cabinet structure of the Republic of Indonesia,
Pancasila
the five basic principles of the Republic of Indonesia, two paintings, traditional dance, house, and music
equipments of Indonesian provinces, human tongue and ear structures, and
Raden Ongko Wijoyo
painting one of the figures of Javanese puppet. In the classroom, there are also some boards, such as daily students’ attendance board, and SD N VII
Wonogiri data board the contents are lesson schedule, education calendar of 20092010, class sketch, list of cleaning groups and learning groups, standard
minimum of pass mark in every lesson, teacher regulations, and school vision, missions, objectives, and regulations. Meanwhile, individual portfolios, calendar, a
hanging clock, and cleaning equipments were also good setting in the wall. The classroom was also completed with a door, some curtains, ventilations, and windows.
In teaching and learning activities, students were enthusiastic. They had a big curiosity in learning English. They could also accept the material fast. Unfortunately,
they were also bored fast. If they were bored, they talked with the other students, they walked around in the class, they asked permission to go to the toilet or they were
busy with their own activities. Meanwhile, the writer explained the material by using white board and teaching aids. The writer also walked around in the class during the
lesson to check students’ understanding or to check their work. The materials were taken from English handbook. Class 4A used English
handbook entitled
Grow with English Book 4: An English Course for Elementary School Students
published by
Erlangga
. In giving the material, the writer should create interesting activities to increase students’ attention and concentration. The
writer used games and songs. It was very effective, because students became more motivated and enthusiastic in learning English, so that they could give their attention
fully to the lesson. From the observation, the writer should be active and creative in delivering the materials to the students, because young learners love fun and
interesting activities in learning English.
2. Making the Lesson Plan
A lesson plan is very beneficial for teachers, because it can help a teacher prepare the lesson well before teaching the materials in the class. By using lesson
plan, teacher can determine the topic, the objectives, the activities, and time allocated that should be reached in teaching and learning process. Lesson plan also minimize
teachers’ mistakes in teaching, especially the teachers can give the materials to the students on time and appropriate with the syllabus.
During the job training, the writer prepared the lesson plan based on the materials given by the teacher of the fourth grade in SD N VII Wonogiri. The lesson
plan should be based on the English syllabus of
KTSP
Curriculum of Education Unit Level. This curriculum contains the four language skills, such as listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. In the lesson plan, a topic can be presented more than one meeting. It depends on the difficulty level, students understanding of the material,
and length of time. For that reason, the writer should make lesson plan in every meeting. The steps of writing lesson plan are determining the topic and the objectives
of the lesson first, and then managing the time allocated. In making the lesson plan, the writer divided it into four parts, i.e.:
a. Motivating Strategies The first step is giving warming up for introducing the topic. The writer
should become a motivator for students. The activities are asking questions related to the topic, introducing some new vocabularies, and explaining the
objectives of the lesson.
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