International Class Definition of Terms

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1. International Class

According to one of the teacher of SMA N 1 Wonosari, who becomes the leader of RSBI Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional program in SMA N 1 Wonosari , international class is one kind of classes in bilingual school of SMA N 1 Wonosari which has main characteristics, that are using English 40 and Indonesian 60 in the teaching and learning process, using media which is based on technology information, combining KTSP Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan and Cambridge curriculum, adapting and adopting the materials of hard science such as Biology, Physics, Chemistry from a country that becomes a member of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD Interview, December. In this study, the researcher focused on the English sentences that were used by the Biology teacher in an international class. 2. Bilingual School According to Brisk 1988 as cited in Bialystok, 2001: 235, a bilingual school is a school which uses two languages to instruct the students during the teaching and learning process. This definition is similar to the definition of a Bilingual School which is used in this study. In this study, a bilingual school is the school which uses two languages in the teaching learning process. In Indonesia it is often called Sekolah Berstandar International SBI. One school that the researcher chose to be researched is SMA Negeri 1 Wonosari. Recently, this school has become a pioneer of a bilingual school or SBI in Gunungkidul. SMA N 9 1 Wonosari divides the classes into three kinds, namely international classes, acceleration classes and regular classes. 3. Foreign Language Immersion Program According to Myriam Met 1993, Foreign Language Immersion Program is defined as a program that uses a foreign language instruction in a regular school curriculum. In this case, the foreign language is used as the medium for content instruction. Therefore, a foreign language is not the subject of instruction. In this study, Foreign Language Immersion Program is like a Bilingual School where two languages, Indonesian and English, are used in teaching learning process. In SMA N 1 Wonosari , English is not only as the important subject in a school curriculum but also as the medium to teach others subjects. In addition, the curriculum used in International classes of SMA N 1 Wonosari is the combination between the National Curriculum arranged by government and Cambridge curriculum. 4. The Use of English In this study, the use of English means English sentences which are used in opening the lesson, explaining materials, giving questions to the students, giving reinforcements, giving stimulus and variation to the students and closing the lesson. 10 5. Set Induction “Set induction is about preparation, usually for a formal lesson. When the students are set, they are ready to learn” Straker, 2002. The purpose of set induction is that to attract students’ interest so that they will be more ready for the subject or topic they are going to learn. In this study, the researcher observed the English sentences used by a Biology teacher to open the lesson, including how to greet the students, to make the reference to past learning, to make relevance between the previous lesson and the new one, and to introduce the objective of the new lesson. 6. Questioning and Reinforcement Skills Based on Concordia University 2003, the purposes of giving some questions to the students are to increase the students’ critical awareness, to arouse the students’ interest and their curiosity in the topic, to refocus the previous or related issues, to help the students find the answer and concentrate on the topic under discussion. In addition, the purpose of giving reinforcement is to enhance the learning environment by providing encouragement to the students. In this study, the researcher observes the English sentences used by a Biology teacher to give the questions and reinforcement to the students. 7. Stimulus and Variation Skills Based on San Francisco State University 2003, stimulus and variation skills are used to stimulate the students, to help learners understand the lesson, to 11 increase the students’ participation and to avoid boredom during the teaching and learning process. In this study, the researcher observes the English sentences used by a Biology teacher to give stimulus to the students so that the students will participate actively in the teaching and learning process. 8. Set Closure According to Majid 2007, set closure is an activity conducted by a teacher to close the lesson. The goals are to conclude the lesson that has been learned, to end the teaching learning activity and to prepare the students for a new subject in the next meeting. In this study, the researcher observes the English sentences used by a Biology teacher to end the lesson, including how to review the topic, make a conclusion, give assignments and close the lesson. 9. SMA N 1 Wonosari SMA N 1 Wonosari is a pioneer of Bilingual school in Gunungkidul. It is located in Jl. Brigjen Katamso No. 04 Wonosari, Gunungkidul. This school divides the classes into three kinds, namely international, acceleration and regular classes. In this study, the researcher chose an International class to be researched. The researcher observes the Biology class in XI IPA 1. 12

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE