The Role of Imagination

that this intelligence asks people to be able to know other people well and build close relationship with the society. According to Campbell and Dee Dickinson 1996: 160, they are some characteristics possessed by people who have high degrees of interpersonal intelligence, such as they are interested to interact with others. They perceive feelings, thoughts, motivations, behaviors, and lifestyles of others. They also understand and communicate effectively in both verbal and nonverbal ways.

g. Intrapersonal Intelligence

Intrapersonal intelligence refers to the ability to understand oneself, to appreciate one’s feeling, fears and motivations Armstrong, 2000. It is the ability to understand who they are. According to Campbell and Dee Dickinson 1996: 196, 231, they are some characteristics possessed by people who have high degrees of intrapersonal intelligence, such as they like to attempt to understand inner experience. They also like to work independently.

h. Naturalist Intelligence

Naturalist intelligence enables human beings to recognize, categorize features of the environment Armstrong, 2000. It means that is related to understand the nature or surroundings. This intelligence makes human able to classify and indentify animals and plants. People who developed their naturalist intelligence well exhibit specific characteristics. First, they know about plants and animals. Second, they are able to classify the plants and animals. Third, they like to the nature in Suparno, 2004: 54. 17

i. Existential Intelligence

Existential intelligence enables people to answer problems about human’s existence Armstrong, 2000. It means that it includes ability to reflect about the value of life. People who developed their existential intelligence well exhibit specific characteristics. First, they like to reflect about human existence in this world. Second, they reflect what has been done in Suparno, 2004: 54.

5. Integrated Materials

According to Brown 2001: 234, the integration of four skills is “the only plausible approach within communicative and interactive framework”. It means that the integration of four skills is the integration of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Reading and listening are parts of receptive skills, while speaking and writing are parts of productive skills. There was a time when the terms “passive” referred to “receptive skills” and “active” referred to “productive skills” Nunan, 2003: 24. Integrated material is ”material that focuses on the mastery of integrated communicative skills rather than a mere mastery of the rules in target language” Richard and Rodgers, 1988: 64. It means that the integrated material is designed for communicative competence. There is an integrated relationship or unity in each part of its activities.

B. Theoretical Framework

In this part, the writer relates the theories reviewed above and describes the steps used in designing the instructional materials. The writer uses Kemp’s 18 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI