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Curriculum is an educational plan or instructional plan which may significantly support the requirements of teaching learning process at the school. As
Beauchamp said:”A curriculum is a written document which may contain many ingredients, but basically it is a plan for the education of pupils during their
enrollment in given school”.
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Curriculum can be viewed as a program arranged by an educational institution to provide sequentially organized knowledge,
understanding, skills, and concept for the learners. The curriculum of MTs. Baiturrahmah Parungkuda, Sukabumi is based on the
School-Level Curriculum – the KTSP. The KTSP is operated in MTs. Baiturrahmah Parungkuda-Sukabumi. It has been developed and implemented by the school based
on the national educational standards.
J. English Textbook
The English textbook which used by the English teacher in eight class of MTs. Baiturrahmah is the English textbook published by CV Buana Raya. The title is
‘English for Junior High School Students 8
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Year’. This book is written by Yohan Turang. The title of the second English textbook is ‘Smart Step’ which written by Ali
Akhmadi and Ida Safrida and published by Ganesa Exact.
K. English Teaching and Learning Process
In teaching reading comprehension the English teacher used traditional technique. The teaching learning process began with socializing and the teacher
greeted the students. Next he read attendance list by calling the student’s name one by one, then he opened the lesson. After that he asked the students to open their
homework and check them together. Then he continued to lead in stimulate students concerning with the theme of the new lesson.
The presentation began with the teacher’s explanation about the topic of the reading passage and the strategies how to get the main idea, word references, etc.
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Then presentation of the reading material and skill practice are considered as the essence of teaching learning process. The explanation took about twenty minutes.
However, when the teacher had been explained how to get the general idea, the students seemed loose their attention, some of them talked to each other.
In skill practice, students’ activities covered reading text like answering the questions, discussing and making conclusion. Then the teacher corrected their
answers and student took some notes about the main idea. In the end of the lesson the teacher suggested the students to study harder. He
also gave them some assignments which have to do at home. And finally he closed the lesson.
L. The Profile of English Teacher
