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Based on the interview result, the writer found out the information that would be used to identify the students’ needs. The writer concluded that the students have
different strengths and interests. The students learn English in different ways. Therefore, the students like to learn English with various activities. The activity has its
own function in developing the student’s intelligences.
2. Stating Goals, Topics, and General Purposes a. Goals
Based on the Curriculum at the School Level, the goals are stated as standard competency. The goals that would be gained by the students are to use their language
skills listening, speaking, reading and writing in a simple and an integrative way. It is also expected that the students are interested in learning English through the
activities provided.
b. Topics
In order to achieve the goals, the writer selected eight topics that would be learnt, the writer gave a list of topics, which was taken from the themes of teaching
and learning activities included in English handbooks for elementary school. The topics are arranged as follows.
Unit 1: Animals It is a Bird Unit 2: Fruits I Like an Apple
Unit 3: Numbers Let’s Count Unit 4: Shape and Color What Color is it?
Unit 5: Days and Months What Date is it Today?
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Unit 6: At School This is my School Unit 7: Job He is a Doctor
Unit 8: At home The Sofa is in the Living Room
c. General Purposes
The writer formulated the general purposes for the topic. The writer did not use general instructional objective as the statement of the general purpose for each topic.
The writer used the Curriculum at the School Level. In the Curriculum at the School Level, basic competence represents the general purpose for every topic. The topics
and the basic competences as the general purpose are presented in Table 5.
Table 5 The Basic Competence
No Topics
Basic Competences
1. Animals
It is a Bird to recognize the English words for the animals and
also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about animals.
2. Fruits
I Like an Apple to recognize the English words for the fruits and
also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about fruits.
3. Numbers
Let’s Count to recognize the English words for the number and
also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about numbers
.
4. Shape and Color
What Color is it? to recognize the English words for the shape and
color and also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about shape
and color.
5. Days and Months
What Date is it today?
to recognize the English words for days and months and also able to produce a simple sentence of how
to ask and answer the questions about days and months.
6. At School
This is My School to recognize the English words for the things at
school and also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about
things at school.
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Table 5 continued
No Topics
Basic Competences
7. Profession
He is a Doctor to recognize the English words for professions and
also able to produce a simple sentence of how to ask and answer the questions about profession
.
8. At home
The Sofa is in the Living Room
to recognize the English words for the things at home and also able to produce a simple sentence of
how to ask and answer the questions about the things at home
.
3. Identifying Learning Characteristics
