students‟ happy feelings during the lesson, and the most important one is helping them to have ability in responding and giving classroom instructions.
1.2 Reason for Choosing the Topic
The topic of this final project primarily deals with the implementation of animations and Total Physical Response as media and method in teaching simple
classroom instructions for the fifth grade students of elementary school by focusing on listening and speaking skill. There are some reasons for choosing this
topic. They are: a.
Classroom instructions are one of the primary subjects taught at the elementary school level in Indonesia because at this level, the main
objectives of the lesson is students are able to respond some expressions of instructions in the classroom context. In studying this lesson, students do
not only have to understand the expressions but also have ability in responding and giving the instructions appropriately.
b. Students at the elementary school level have special characteristics. They
love to play and move. They also have short concentration span while learning certain subject. Consequently, English teachers of elementary
school should provide method and also design activities which allow them to be active and enjoy the lesson. One of the recommended methods that
can be used is Total Physical Response method since this method requires the students to be active in the classroom.
c. The massive usage of technology in order to create interesting teaching
media for facilitating students in learning the materials. One of them is the 5
use of animations because it is believed that they provide some benefits such as providing more interesting and clear illustrations of the given
materials.
Based on the reasons above, I use
animations and Total Physical Response as the media and method in teaching simple classroom instructions for young
learners because animation is an interesting media for elementary school students and help them to give more attention to the lesson. Furthermore, TPR is believed
as a suitable method for the elementary students since it allow students to be active and can decrease their fear and stress during the lesson.
1.3 Statements of the Problem
