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2 She asked them to listen to the radio RF FM on Sunday morning. 3 She learned about song. Firstly, she asked them to listen first, and caught
the word that they knew. Although they got only one word or just two words about lyrics of song, they must be honest. Secondly, the students must write down
the word it in busy book. After than, they could find the meaning by dictionary. Thirdly, she asked the students to try to catch the meaning of this song that they
chose before. 4 She asked them to find out the “verse” at Internet that they liked it by the
best think. They could not cheat but they had to match the vocabulary that they got first from Internet.
Furthermore, she always used spoken and written cycles together. This method could improve her students’ ability in English.
4.2.2 English for a Better Life Textbook Interview The questions can be seen in the appendixes
Teacher A thought that “English for a Better Life Textbook” has some new materials and a lot of exercises. It concerted to speak. This book could help her to
teach using literacy approach. Inasmuch as, it explained and gave some exercises that consists of skill of this language.
Therefore, she was interested in this book but if she used that book she must spend a lot of time. She was tired to speak. She also thought that this book was
very expensive, so her students could not reach to buy it. In addition, teacher A needed many elements to support her teaching
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In addition, teacher A needed many elements to support her teaching English using this book. Such as, went to the library and found out a lot books that
related to literacy approach. She often used picture and song in her class.
4.3. Literacy approach Interview Teacher B
To complete my data source, I have interviewed Teacher B on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at his house at 10 a.m. – 11 a. m.
4.3.1 Literacy approach The questions can be seen in the appendixes
According to teacher B Literacy was teaching to learn or getting information. If we had fine teaching so we could teach our students well. He said
that he liked to use it very much. Inasmuch as, we needed material. It could help us to teach. He used it to teach information. Sometimes, he found out kinds of
examples in his teaching. He always learned some books such as, grammar in use by Betty Schrampfer Azar and Raymond.
He thought that literacy approach was more interesting than traditional grammar. We thought to combine them. English language needed more practices.
In fact, he taught theory what he got. Basically practice was one of the ways to reach our topic.
He interacted his students to learn English by a method. He had to combine our method, tell story, and took our experience of our life. Perhaps, when he gave
the name of his students something like “What’s happening both?” And the other
