the extracurricular activities. The teacher exploits their abilities to be used in teaching-learning process. The teacher often applies various activities in class
such as playing games, singing songs, and role playing. During teaching-learning activities, English is taught by combining two or
more language skills. For instance, listening and writing are combined in an activity like listening and filling missing words. Language skills are combined
because the materials to be learned are corresponding to each others. The combination is also to enable students to learn language skills more effective
because it will save time when two or more skills are combined. Based on the conditions above, the researcher decides to design integrated
English materials which are relevant to the school’s needs that can help the
learning process. Considering that the students have good abilities outside their academic abilities, the researcher involves their abilities
by applying Gardner’s theory 1993 on multiple intelligences. The researcher takes the benefits of
students’ non-academic abilities through designing activities based on multiple intelligences theory. The purpose of designing materials is to provide English
materials that can increase students’ motivation to learn English.
B. Research Problem
In this research, the researcher intends to find out the answers to the problems that are formulated as follows:
1. How are integrated English materials based on multiple intelligence theory
for the fourth grade students in SD Kristen 2 Sumberejo Klaten designed?
2. What do integrated English materials based on multiple intelligence theory
for the fourth grade students in SD Kristen 2 Sumberejo Klaten look like?
C. Problem Limitation
The researcher focuses on designing integrated English materials for the fourth grade students. The materials are designed based on
students’ multiple intelligences. The materials combine two or more language skills.
D. Research Objectives
Based on the problem formulation above, the researcher has two objectives. The objectives of the research are:
1. To describe the process of designing integrated English materials based on
multiple intelligence theory for the fourth grade students in SD Kristen 2 Sumberejo Klaten.
2. To present integrated English materials based on multiple intelligence theory
for the fourth grade students in SD Kristen 2 Sumberejo Klaten which can help the students to learn four skills in language learning.
E. Research Benefits
In accordance with the objectives of the research, this research is expected to give benefits for:
1. English Language Education Study Program ELESP This research can be a reference for conducting research and studies in the
scope of English teaching area. This research can also be an example of research on multiple intelligences theory.
2. ELESP students This research can provide ELESP students with an example of material design
especially the design on multiple intelligences theory. This research can be a reference for composing appropriate and interesting English materials in doing
their thesis or in the future when they become a teacher. 3. English teachers
This research can be a reference for English teachers, especially those in elementary school, to provide appropriate and interesting English materials
based on students’ conditions and needs. The designed materials in this
research can also be implemented in teaching and learning process. 4. Others researcher
This research can be a reference for other researchers to conduct similar research on designing appropriate English teaching materials based on
students’ conditions and needs. The designed materials can be implemented in order to conduct similar study.
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