In-depth The Compatibility of Materials with Core Competence and Basic

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1. The Compatibility of Materials with Core Competence and Basic

Competence a. Completeness This chapter covers the requirement as stated in basic competence; Understand the purpose and able to compose spoken and written text of self introduction brief and simple using appropriate text structure and precise language element within context.There are several texts that presented how to make self introduction as shown in page 25, 28, 30, and 36 as well as how to introduce other people in page 35.

b. In Depth

The exercise in this chapter varies; students are exposed to several exercises on a simple way of self introduction in page 26, introducing other people in 29 and response to inquiry of self introduction in page 31. Students are also encouraged to make interaction with their classmates by asking their personal detail, this is a form of transactional conversation of giving information in page 33 and 34. These are also exercises that require students to interview other people by asking their favourite colour and food in page 34.

2. The Accuracy of Materials

a. Social Functions

This chapter covers the element of interpersonal and transactional communication. Students are exposed to explore their knowledge about themselves and other people. Students are required to give information about themselves as well as interviewing their classmates to obtain information about them as instructed in the exercises in page 35.All the context are related to students daily lives and encourage student to interact with their surroundings to obtain information. 33

b. Element and structure of meaning

The element and structure of meaning is appropriately developed. The students are taught to do a simple structure of self introduction before advancing to introduce other people. The students then required to obtain information of other people. These transactional interaction fulfil the criteria of social function.

c. Linguistic Features

The texts used in this chapter are brief and simple, and commonly used in students daily live and serve the purpose of communication. The dialogues are short and serve its purpose for self introduction as shown in page 27 and introducing other people in page 29.The example of simple conversation of asking personal details also used simple and comprehensible text as shown in dialogues in page 30.

3. Supporting Materials

a. Relevance

The chapter provide relevant illustration for each type of text. The pictures of characters are those of students and the people of their circle; classmates, teachers, and neighbours these illustration match well with student’s context in their daily lives. The context of material also revolves around the student’s daily interaction at school surrounding.

b. Life skills Development

The exercises in this chapter require students to interact with their surroundings to obtain information in their school context by finding information about their friends, teachers and community. The life skills developed in this chapter are personal and social skills. Students are encourage to know their own and other’s surplus and flaws and implement appreciation in communicating and interacting with other people.