Objectives of the design Method Learning activities

119 Result of Design Validation Interview Raw Data Date of Interview : February 5, 2009 Respondent : Yuseva Ariyani Iswandari, S.Pd., M.Ed. Christina Lhaksmita Anandari, S.Pd., M.Ed. PBI Lecturers in Sanata Dharma University

A. Objectives of the design

• The designed learning activities have matched to the objectives of the design and the learners’ needs. The objectives and the materials are connected and they support each other

B. Method

• Communicative Language Teaching CLT has been reflected from the designed learning activities. CLT facilitates and encourages students to speak and communicate with others. This notion is reflected through the learning activities. The learning activities focus on the learners while the teacher play role as the facilitator. • In this study and its context, CLT is the most applicable method to facilitate storytelling learning activities. This method facilitates the learning activities which focus more on the learners as the doers of the learning activities.

C. Learning activities

• There are various activities in the design like singing, storytelling and giving feedback. These designed learning activities are well organized from the sequence of the meetings up to the details in each meeting. • The designed learning activities provide sufficient time for the students to practice their speaking skill. Through the learning activities, the role of the teacher as the facilitator is clearly seen. 120 • The designed learning activities can stimulate critical thinking since there are brainstorming activities and evaluation activities where the students can criticize their friends using the provided evaluation form. • Do not put to many activities in one meeting in order to expand students’ speaking skill optimally. • The designed learning activities are applicable to be implemented in other time an other school as long there is a needs survey to find out the learners’ needs and interest. • The instructions which are provided in the designed learning activities are clear enough. However, the teacher needs to be creative to adjust to the students’ needs and the learning atmosphere in order to facilitate the learning activities well.

D. Materials