vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling can be taught integrated to support the development of those four actional competences.
As a foreign language, English is taught at MTs as a compulsory subject, the English instructional material which is suggested in the syllabus can be developed
by the teachers themselves. They have own right to select and use one textbook or more, which they consider appropriate for the students.
English as a compulsory subject is aimed at preparing the students to develop science, technology and culture, and at making them competent and good
Indonesian citizens who are ready to participate in the national development. This subject includes listening, speaking, reading and writing equally. However, to
achieve the objective of English instructional material, one or more aspects of the syllabus may be given emphasize depending on the need and the level of the
students proficiency. In teaching learning English, a textbook still has an important role in
facilitating teaching learning activities. It is used to facilitate students in improving their English skills. And as one of teaching materials, textbook is used
both of the teacher and students, and it determines the activities in the classroom. Textbook is not only as a course book but also as a set of teaching and learning
guideline. As stated in the 2004 Curriculum, there are various subjects the presentation
of which is suggested to make use of the facilities such as the library, instructional media, the natural environment, culture and society, and the resource persons.
B. The Objective of Teaching English at Junior High School Based on 2004
English Curriculum
English is a tool to communicate in spoken and written. Communicate means to comprehend and to express many information, taught, feeling and also to
develop students science, technology, and culture using language itself. The ability to communicate generally means the verbal ability. In education matter,
English is used as a tool to communicate in order to access all information, and in
daily matter as a tool to increase interpersonal, exchange information and also to comprehend languages esthetic in English culture.
Curriculum always changes, as the students needs also always change from time to time in accordance with the changing of the science and technology.
Therefore, to meet the students need, the 1994 Curriculum has been replaced by the 2004 Curriculum or Competency Based Curriculum based on the decree of the
Minister of Education. This new curriculum has been applied in Indonesian cities since the 2004 academic year.
In Competence Based Curriculum, English subject has a function as a mean to communicate for accessing the information and in the daily life regarded to
build interpersonal relation, to exchange information, and also to enjoy the esthetic the English culture.
The objectives of teaching English at Junior High School included MTs based on 2004 English Curriculum are as follows:
1. To develop communication skill in English written and oral. It
comprehends listening, speaking, reading and writing. 2.
To increase the consciousness about the meant and important of English as one of foreign language used most in the world.
3. To develop students comprehension about the relation of language and
culture. Therefore students will have knowledge about cross culture and take part in it
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. Students must be prepared to have competence to express their ideas and
their feeling. It is expected that language can help students to understand their culture and others culture and also participate in the society where the language is
used. And the ranges of English materials within the 2004 English syllabus are as
follows:
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Actional competences which comprise of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
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Depdiknas, Standar Kompetensi…, P. 131.
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Discourse competence actionable competence, linguistic competence, socio cultural and strategic competence.
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Developing positive attitude on the English language as a tool of communication.
C. Material, Syllabus and Curriculum.
