activities which facilitated them to express themselves. Hence, they could explore and experience the process of language learning. Observing the situation, the
writer decided to design kind of materials and activities which were able to accommodate the students in meaningful learning. As the Natural Approach
offered, the designed materials should be able to lower the affective filter of the learners, so that the learners could feel comfortable to explore themselves in
learning the language. The materials were designed by employing the various acquisition activities which were offered by the Natural Approach, so that the
learners could experience themselves in a communicative learning.
b. Students’ need based on the interview with the English teacher of the
fourth grade students
The interview was conducted on August 26
th
, 2010. The teacher stated that all of the fourth grade students were interested in learning English. It was because
English was still something new for them, so they were curious to learn. The teacher said that the students’ competence in English was sufficient. They could
produce some simple sentences using English. They had known basic vocabulary such as noun. They were also creative to create their own English.
The teacher stated that most of the students were active in joining the English class. There were also a few students who were not active. The teacher
said that the students had different learning styles. Some students liked listening to the teacher explanation. Some others liked doing exercises. There were also
students who liked playing. However, in general, the students liked learning while playing. They liked enjoyable and fun situation. Furthermore, the teacher pointed
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out that teaching English to the fourth grade students was not difficult. There were many students who got good scores for their exam. They were also active to
participate during teaching-learning process in the class. According to the teacher, learning English vocabulary was so important
because vocabulary became a basic skill to learn other English skills such as speaking and reading. In the class, the teacher taught vocabulary more than the
other English skills. To help the students learn English vocabulary in the class, the teacher applied the materials provided in the textbooks. The teacher also
employed some pictorial media and created an interesting situation to support the students in learning. For drilling, the teacher gave some exercises from books and
speaking and reading practice. From the interview, the writer found out that the fourth grade needed a
kind of various teaching-learning activities to learn English vocabulary rather than from the textbooks. To facilitate it, the writer designed a variety of teaching-
learning materials and activities for the fourth grade which offered some kind of attractive teaching-learning activities to learn foreign language. The designed
materials would help both of the teacher and the students of fourth grade. For the teacher, the materials could be used as learning and teaching resource.
Meanwhile, for the students, the materials could help them to learn and improve the English vocabulary skill through various activities.
c. Students’ need based on the questionnaires for the students
