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textbook is good in developing language skill suggested by school based- curriculum compatible with the current curriculum although listening material is
not compatible with the indicator of school-based curriculum. The second is Ningrum UMS, 2005. Her study is A Content Analysis on ‘Global Access to the
World’ of the Book 1 based on the 2004 Curriculum. She concludes that textbook has filled the demand of the 2004 curriculum edition is 68,75. This percentage
shows that the quality of textbook is fairly good. Whereas the textbook has obtained total score 20 out of the maximum score 24. This percentage is 83,33
in communicative exercises which exist in textbook. The textbook is good based on the level of communicativeness.
Two previous studies showed that the writer’s study in same learning material analysis. The objects of the analysis are same, the English learning
material, but the writer analyzes English learning audio visual material in Let’s Learn English 2 and criteria which is used to analyzed the material. The writer
uses Rajan citeria which did not use by previous researcher. Here, the writer give attention in the compatibility of English learning material in Let’s Learn English
2 used in Elementary School based on Rajan’s criteria.
II. Underlying Teory
Knowing the theory is important part in research. The writer decides some
theories that will be used here. They are formulated as follows.
1. English Learning Material
a. Definition of English Learning Material
Tomlinson 1998: xi says that
Learning material is anything which is used to help to teach language learner. Materials can be in the form of a textbook, a workbook, a
cassette, a CD-Room, a video, a photocopied handout, a newspaper, a paragraph written on a white board: anything which present or inform
about language being learned.
It is clear that learning material is anything which helps learning process. It can be on printed or non-printed material. It
focused in anything which showed topic in English lesson.
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b. Kinds of English Learning Material
Scott and Ytreberg 1990:108 say that A wide variety of teaching aids is necessary in the foreign
language classroom. It consists of; 1 puppet, 2 Class mascot, 3 Paper doll, 4 English corner, 5 Cardboard boxes, 6
Picture card, Board games, 7 Word sentence cards, 8 Word card display, 9 word displays, 10 Toys, 11 Building block,
12 Cassette recorders, 13 cassettes, 13 overhead projector. In other words, kinds of teaching aids are anything forms
of material which present foreign language. It can be visual, audio or audio-visual.
2. English Learning Material Used for Elementary School
The English learning audio-visual material which is used in the Elementary School students is entitled Let’s Learn English 2 written by
Ades Riza, executive produced by Sunardi, produced by Abu Muslih, story board by Alvin Rizky, layout key by Gotril, background by Triyanto,
colored by Maryana, in between Triyanto, animation of editor by Ades Riza, casted by Muslih, Zahra, Hanif, Nadia, musical composer Kastari studio,
theme song is ABC’s song by Zahra, sound designer mixer sound effect by Ades Riza, animation pivide Kastari studio, production executive by Ades
Riza Pahlevi. It published by Kastari animation studio PT. Kastari, Tangerang-Indonesia
with license’s
number 3617VCDRFA08.20122007. It is stated that the topic of content in
English learning audio-visual material is able to use as audio-visual material for young learners. It made the writer interested in analyzing whether the
statement is true or not. The English audio-visual material has thirteen files. It consists of short
story and song. There are : 1. Introduction, 2. Song of Alphabet, 3. Short Story of Animal, 4. Song of Animal ”old mc Donald”, 5. Short Story of
Family, 6. Song of Family, 7. Short Story of House, 8. Song of House, 9.
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Short Story of Clothes, 10. Song of Clothes, 11. Short Story of Numbers, 12. Song of Numbers, 13. Closing.
3. Rajan’s Characteristics
There are some criteria which can be used to evaluate the English learning material whether it is compatible or not. The writer uses Rajan’s
criteria caused by the writer interested to the criteria and it has unique abreviation which make easy to rememmbered. It is called MAGIC by
Rajan 2003:3. It would be explained as the follows :
a. Motivating and Meaningful
1 Motivating means that the material can motivate learner to
learn themselves. It belongs to content and cover is interested.
2 Meaningful means that the material should be have sense.
The material should be suitable for learner’s need. b.
Authentic and Appropriate 1
Authentic means that the material is not imitate. For example: native speaker so learners can learn easily
because they get the real pronunciation. 2
Appropriate means that the material suitable with learner’s level and need. It is not too easy and not too hard for them.
c. Graphic and Graded
1 The material can impossible consist of diagram, table etc.
2 The material should be arranged systematically. It is start
from easy to difficult, simple to complex. d.
Interesting, Interactive and Integrated 1
Interesting means that materials make the learner interested to learn the material.
2 Interactive means that teaching material can appear
interaction between teacher and learner or among learner.
