Purpose Scope Competence Standard and Basic Competence

2. Curriculum

According to The Education and Culture Department 2006, Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan KTSP is an operational curriculum which is made by and applied in each school. Therefore, it is needed to determine the competence standard for elementary school which holds English as local content subject. English education in elementary school is aimed to develop language skills which are used for language accompanying action. English is used to communicate and it is “here and now”. The topic discussed including the things in school context. To achieve the competence the students need to be familiar with various adjacency pairs as the basic to obtain more complex communicative competence.

a. Purpose

English subject in elementary school aims to make the students have competencies as follows: 1 developing spoken communicative competence limited on language accompanying action in school context 2 having consciousness about the essence and the important of English to increase competition strength in globalization

b. Scope

English subject scope involves spoken communicative competence limited on school context. It includes the following aspects: 1 Listening 2 Speaking 3 Reading 4 Writing

c. Competence Standard and Basic Competence

Grade V, semester 2 Table 2.1: List of competence standard and basic competence Competence Standard Basic Competence 5.1 The students are able to give response to very simple instructions with appropriate action in school context. Listening 5. The students are able to comprehend very simple instructions with action in school context. 5.2 The students are able to give response to very simple instructions in verbal. 6. 1 The students are able to give an example of how to do something, giving instructions, and giving clues appropriately. 6. 2 th The students are able to ask and give service or ing appropriately which involves asking help, giving help, asking for things, and giving things. 6.3 The students are able to ask and give information appropriately which involves suitable expressions of giving information, giving opinion, and asking for clarification. Speaking 6. The students are able to give very simple instructions and information in school context 6. 4 The students are able to use polite expressions ‘Do you mind … ?’ and ‘Shall we …?’ appropriately 7.1 The students are able to read aloud with accurate and appropriate pronunciation, stress, and intonation which include words, phrases, very short sentences, and very short text. Reading 7. The students are able to comprehend a very simple English passage in school context 7.2 The students are able to comprehend sentences, written message, and very simple descriptive text accurately and appropriately. 8.1 The students are able to spell very short sentences accurately and appropriately. Writing 8. The students are able to spell and rewrite short sentences in school context 8.2 The students are able to rewrite and write very short sentences accurately and appropriately with correct mark like greeting, thanking, and giving sympathy.

3. Task-based Learning