Attitude development is achieved toward some activities such as receiving, appreciating, comprehending and implementing. Knowledge
development can be achieved through some activities like memorizing, understanding, applying, analyzing, and evaluating. The last aspect, skill, is
developed through some activities such as observing, questioning, experimenting, associating and communicating. The skill development process is
also known as scientific approach. This approach encourages students to enquire and discover in learning. Teacher’s role nowadays has been changed from let the
students know to let the students get to know.
b. The Textbook When English Rings the Bell
When English Rings the Bell is published by The Ministry of Education and Culture in order to promote Curriculum 2013 for the seventh
grade of junior high school. It consists of 188 pages with eight chapters inside entitled “How are You?”, “It’s My Birthday”, “I Love People around
Me”, “I Love Things around Me”, “I Love My Town”, “She’s so Nice”, “What do They Look Like?” and “Attention Please”. Each chapter is accompanied
by song, games and pictures related to the materials. Inside the book, there are glossary and list of Classroom Language for students.
In line with the approach suggested by the Curriculum 2013, the organization of tasks in every unit shows that this textbook applied scientific
approach as the learning approach. Every unit is opened by observing tasks
that ask students to observe what they are going to learn. It is followed by questioning, experimenting, analyzing and communicating tasks. When
English Rings the Bell views language as a means of communication, it can be seen through speaking activities that ask students to use expressions they
have learnt to communicate in real life situation. Listening materials are limited because the textbook does not come together with audio CD. Reading
materials also limited because the textbook presentation is dominated by pictures. Writing activities are available mostly as the follow up activity after
students perform speaking activities. The English textbook is published for the first time in 2013 by
Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif, Jakarta. The government also supports this textbook by providing manual book for teachers. There are three editors
involved in writing this textbook they are Emi Emilia, Didi Suherdi and R. Safrina. The textbook also involves three people as script contributors named
Asep Gunawan, Yuli Rulani and Siti Wachidah.
c. Characteristics of the Seventh Grade Students
