paragraph, question – answer task, also grammar task. It is hard to find
appropriate materials for listening and speaking. If it is in the form of song or videos, another problem is that there is no computerlaptop, VCDDVD player,
LCD, or speaker to play it. The last problem is that most of English course books for Elementary
School published in Indonesia only contain a lot of reading and writing tasks. Meanwhile, student’s worksheet which is used by some Elementary Schools,
including SD Negeri Tempurejo 3, does not help much in increasing students’
listening and speaking abilities. It is hard to find such books which most of the materials containing listening
– speaking activities.
C. Limitation of the Problem
Based on the background of the problems, this research is designed to develop listening-speaking materials because of two reasons. The first reason is
the class teacher still has limited sources for listening speaking materials. This study will give an immediate product in the form of materials for English teachers
that can be used to teach English using communicative mode. Second, listening and speaking materials are rarely found in English
course books for children in Indonesia. By developing this listening – speaking
materials and doing the Chit – Chat English program, it is expected that it will
help students increase their English abilities. It is also expected that the developed materials will help the English teacher of SD Negeri Tempurejo 3 and other
Elementary Schools.
D. Formulation of the Problem
Based on the background, identification and limitation of the problem presented above, the problem is formulated as follows.
“What is the suitable set of English materials for listening – speaking for the 4
th
grade students of SD Negeri Tempurejo 3 for the Chit – Chat English
program like?”
E. Objective of the Study
In line with the formulation of the problem, the objective of the study is to develop English listening
– speaking materials for Chit – Chat English program for the fourth grade students of SD Negeri Tempurejo 3. At the end of the study, it
is expected that the researcher produces English listening – speaking material in
the form of student’s book and teacher’s guide book.
F. Significances of the Study
The research is highly expected to give a contribution to the following educational elements:
a. To the English teachers The development of this material is aimed at helping teachers to
have a suitable and appropriate listening – speaking materials for the
fourth grade which can be used in teaching their students. It is expected that the English teachers will not get difficulties in providing the students
with listening and speaking learning materials for elementary school students.
b. To the English Department It is expected that the result of this research study can be an input
of reference related to materials designs and development. c. To the textbook writers
It is expected that this developed materials will be able to help the other textbook writers to develop the more appropriate and better English
textbook that contains more listening and speaking activities.
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
