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3. The Teaching Material in Bilingual Education
The following guidelines represent some of the many considerations teachers should bear in mind when evaluating, selecting, adapting, or developing
materials for bilingual exceptional children: a. Know the specific language abilities of each student.
b. Include appropriate cultural experiences in material adapted or developed. c. Ensure that material progresses at a rate commensurate with student needs
and abilities. d. Document the success of selected materials.
e. Adapt only specific materials requiring modifications, and do not attempt to change too much at one time.
f. Try out different materials and adaptations until an appropriate education for each student is achieved.
g. Strategically implement materials adaptations to ensure smooth transitions into the new materials.
h. Follow some consistent format or guide when evaluating materials. i. Be knowledgeable about particular cultures and heritages and their
compatibility with selected materials. videos of individuals speaking different
languages.
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j. Follow a well-developed process for evaluating the success of adapted or developed materials as the individual language and cultural needs of
students are addressed. Hoover Collier, 1989:253
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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Research Method
In this research, the writer used the qualitative descriptive method. Descriptive research involves describing and interpreting events, condition, or
situation of the present. Meanwhile, qualitative research is a research method based on naturalist paradigm that has some characteristics. Firstly, the
realities are multiple and holistic. Secondly, the knower and known are interactive and inseparable. Thirdly, hypothesis is bounded by time and
context. Fourthly, the causes and effect are impossible to be distinguished. Fifthly, the inquiry is value-bound Lincoln and Guba, 1985: 37. The writer
reported a qualitative method in the form of case study, because the study discussed is related with the activity or process of teaching and learning in the
classroom. Based on those theories the writer of this research used qualitative
method in the form of naturalistic inquiry. The writer focused on the implementation of bilingualism in the teaching learning activities at
International Standardized School. In this research, the writer was the research instrument because in collecting the data, the writer had to interact
with the respondents directly and find the meaning of the interaction result. To describe the students’ and teacher’s attitudes toward the
implementation of bilingualism in the teaching learning activities at International Standardized School, the writer used analytical descriptive
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