TeachingLearning Activities The W riter’s Model Used in Designing the Materials

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3. Reflection

4. Action Production Application Organization Discussion Reflection Writing students are asked to analyze the example based on the explanation given. 3. Students are asked to produce a good indirect speech from the situation given. 4. Students are asked to produce a good direct speech based on the situation given. 5. Students are asked to fill the gaps to complete a paragraph. 6. Students are asked to organize the jumble sentences to make a good paragraph. 7. Students are asked to write a number of the paragraph to make a good narrative text. 8. Teacher and the students discuss the generic structure and language features of the text given. 1. Mention the most important thing to be involved in a narrative text. 2. Share to what extend the benefits of learning writing a narrative text. 3. Share their reflection in a group of three students. 4. List some key points from their sharing. 5. Present their reflections in front of the class. Write a narrative text. 61 5. Evaluation Evaluation Revision 1. Ask some people to proof read their writings. 2. Revise their writings and submit it. 4 Think and Act 1. Context of Learning 2. Experience Generation Ideas Prediction Reading Application Organization 1. Share their opinions about the statements given. 2. Share their feelings about mind mapping given to their friends in group. 3. Identify the generic structure used while sharing their experiences. 4. Predict the theme that will be discussed. 1. Students are asked to read and study the explanation and the example given about an argumentative orand persuasive texts 2. After reading, students are asked to analyze the example based on the explanation given. 3. Students are asked to study the mind mapping of the text given. 4. Students are asked to fill the gaps to complete a paragraph. 5. Students are asked to organize the jumble sentences to make a good paragraph. 6. Students are asked to write a number of the paragraph to make a good descriptive text. 62

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4. Action 5. Evaluation Drawing Discussion Reflection Writing Evaluation Revision 7. Students are asked to draw a mind mapping of the previous text. 8. Teacher and the students discuss the mind mapping of the text given. 1. Reflect the benefits of studying an argumentative orand persuasive texts in their daily lives. 2. Draw an object to represent those benefits found at the previous activity. 3. Share their reflections about their drawings. 4. Present their reflection in front of the class. Write an argumentative orand persuasive texts. 1. Exchange their work with others and ask some feedbacks about their writings. 2. Revise their writings and submit it.

6. Evaluation and Revision a. Data Presentation and Analysis

In this research, the writer was intended to provide a set of English writing materials for Theology Study Program students. The researcher conducted prelimi nary field testing to reveal participants‟ opinions about the designed materials as stated in the sixth step of the writer‟s model. 63 The following table will give the description of the respondents‟ evaluation on the designed materials. Table 4.4 The Desc ription of the Respondents’ Evaluation of the Materials Designed No. Respondents’ Opinion on Frequency of the points of agreement N Central Tendency 1 2 3 4 5 M 1. The basic competences are well formulated. 3 1 4 3.3 2. The indicators are able to support the achievement of basic competences. 3 1 4 3.3 3. The indicators are able to support the achievement of 3C competence, conscience, and compassion. 2 2 4 3.5 4. The materials match with the indicators. 2 1 1 4 3.8 5. The teaching activities are well developed based on the stepscycles in Ignatian Pedagogy. 1 2 1 4 3.8 6. The teaching activities based on Ignatian Pedagogy help the teacher to teach writing. 1 3 4 3.5 7. The teaching activities help the students to enhance their motivation in writing English. 1 3 4 3.8 8. The instruction in each activity is clear enough to be understood by the students. 1 2 1 4 4 9. The activities of each unit are relevant to the topic: from easy to difficult. 3 1 4 4.3 10. The topics in each unit are relevant to the students as a candidate for priesthood. 1 1 2 4 3.3 11. Generally, the contents are well elaborated. 2 2 4 3.5 64 From the description of the respondents‟ evaluation on the materials designed, it was clearly seen that the mean or the average points of agreement was 3.7. It means that the materials are acceptable for the Theology Study Program students. However, the materials still needed to be revised and improved as suggested by the respondents of Preliminary Field Testing. In order to improve the designed materials and to make it more appropriate and acceptable for the students of the Theology Study Program, the writer asked the respondents‟ comments or opinions, suggestions or criticisms in spoken and written. The following description is the respondents‟ comments or opinions, suggestions or criticisms on the designed materials. 1. Overall, the materials are well developed. 2. Generally, the topics of the materials designed are appropriate for the candidate for priesthood. 3. The composition of activities and materials in each unit is well arranged. 4. The formulation of the basic competence in the area of compassion and conscience is an ambiguous term: 1 it is formulated in a form of adverb that the competence refers to modalities of a certain action; 2 it is too broad that it tends to be not applicable. 5. The formulation of the elements of competence in the syllabus should be revised. 6. The choice of some texts used as examples might be too simple for future priests. 7. The indicators should reflect a hierarchy of learningcognitive process. 65 8. The language used should be revised in some instructions. 9. Everything should be checked before putting them into materials especially the grammar.

b. Revision of the Design

Based on the respondents‟ comments and suggestions, the writer revised the design of English writing materials for Theology Study Program students. The revision on the materials designed is presented as follows: 1. On the ground of the respondents‟ suggestions about the formulation of basic competence especially in the area of conscience and compassion, the writer revised them to make them more specific, so that they could be applicable. 2. Dealing with the indicators, the writer arranged based on the learning cognitive process. The indicators reflect from terminal objectives to subordinate objectives as proposed by Dick, Carey, and Carey p. 132. It can be also from general objectives to specific objectives as cited by Kathleen Graves 2000: p. 78. 3. The writer revised some instructions to make them clearer. It will be more enhancing for the students by making them clearer. 4. Related to the grammar, the writer checked again the grammar of the materials to provide good examples since the examples will be used as models in learning writing. The writer also asked someone to proof read the materials to make grammar more appropriate. 5. About the choice of some texts, the writer did not change them to be more complex or challenging. It is because the writer considered the result of needs 66 analysis. The ability of some of t he learners‟ was very low although they are candidates for priesthood. Moreover, the materials should be able to accommodate the learners‟ need; they have to be able to adjust their language style based on the ages of the people they will serve. As a candidate for priesthood, they have to be able to proclaim Good News to children, teenagers, adults, and old ages. Every age needs a special language style.

B. The Presentation of the Designed Materials

After revising and improving the materials, the final version of the design of English writing materials based on Ignatian Pedagogy for Theology Study Program students was presented. The final design consists of four units presented as follows: Unit 1 : Here, I am Unit 2 : My Diary Unit 3 : Tell Me A Story Unit 4 : Think and Act All units are developed based on the steps of Ignatian Pedagogy. Those are Context of Learning, Experience, Reflection, Action, and Evaluation. The activities of every step is described as follows:

1. Context of Learning

In this step, the writer explored the students‟ background knowledge about the topics discussed. The students‟ knowledge will be shared based on the guidance statements provided. By doing this sharing, the teacher will know the