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1. Teaching-Learning Process and Material
In this interview, the researcher gained more information about Kumon English Course
from the some instructors, especially about learning method applied. From the interview result, the researcher gained the detail information
that Kumon English Course was different with other English courses because of the learning method that was used. Kumon English Course used independent
learning. From this method, Kumon English Course hoped students would have a certain study habit. Students were asked to learn the material with CD-textbook
and worksheet. Based on the interview result, all of the participants shared similar answers
toward the steps of the teaching-learning process in Kumon English Course. First, when students came to the class, they were not permitted to be accompanied by
parents or babysitter or someone else. After coming to the class
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the first thing that they had to do was oral checking with the instructor. This step was used to check
about how far they have learned about their homework. After that, they had to listen and read aloud the CD-textbook. The third step, answered the exercises on
the worksheet. While writing the answers, the students had to read it aloud. When they had done for doing the exercises on the worksheet, they had to submit it to
the instructors then the instructors would check it. The students had to revise the wrong answers until they got a star. It meant the reward for them. When revising
the wrong answers, the students had to work independently. They had to find where the mistakes were and then revised them into the correct answer.
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As stated in the interview result, the first participant said that Kumon ’s
materials were designed to help children to learn English not only to help them to master in final test in school, but also develop their English in general. Therefore,
Kumon ’s curriculum was not same as Government curriculum.
Kumon ’s program was started from introducing vocabulary and teaching
basic reading skills. Kumon English Course used placement test to measure the students’ ability of English and to help them to study regularly at their own
learning level. From the placement test, Kumon English Course could understand the students’ development of learning. The achievement test was to measure the
students’ understanding of what they have learned. The students would have a remedial when they had bad scores. The explanation of placement and
achievement test was shared as follow: Saat anak ingin belajar di Kumon Kursus Bahasa Inggris, mereka harus
mengikuti tes penempatan TP terlebih dahulu. Titik mula kelas adalah 7A, 4A, A, dan D. Setiap selesai menyelesaikan satu level, kami akan
memberikan tes penyelesaian pelajaran TPP. Ini berguna untuk mengukur sejauh mana anak memahami apa yang sudah dia pelajari
. When children wanted to join Kumon English Course, they had to do the
placement test which was called Tes Penempatan TP. The starting point was in the level 7A, 4A, A, and D. Every level had an achievement test
which was called Tes Penyelesaian Pelajaran TPP. It was an assessment to assess how far children understood what they had learned. Four
Participant, appendix 1
2. The Instructors’ Roles
Based on the interview result, all of the participants shared the similar answers while describing their roles. First, the instructors had to make sure that
what students learn was correct. Second, the instructors were permitted to help the students but only giving a clue; they did not give the correct answer. Then, the
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instructors had to motivate the students. The motivation like giving good comments such as
“You are good.”, “You have done very well.”, “Keep studying
.”, “You can do it.”. Then, the instructors had to monitor every student in the class in order to know his or her development in learning English in Kumon
English Course . It was because the
students’ characteristics were different and some of them had less motivation from family. The last role was the instructors
had to communicate students ’ development to their parents and parents also had to
communicate students’ development at home while doing homework.
3. The Parents’ Roles
As stated in the interview result in appendix 1, all of the participants had the same answers toward the parents’ role. There was a relation between parents,
instructors and children. According to Kumon Educational 2011, the students succeed through their own efforts, but that success is made possible by a
partnership between the students, instructors and parents. The parents’ roles were
parents had to give support and motivation for students at home, parents did not permit to teach or give correct answers to their children, and the children must do
their homework independently. At home, the students had to also listen to CD-
textbook independently. If parent s’ roles did not work in this case, the
independent learning would not work well.
4. Advantages and Disadvantages for Implementing the Method
Based on the interview result, all of the participants had the same answers toward the advantages for using independent learning implemented in Kumon
English Course . The advantages were the students would have a certain study
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