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2 Having awareness of the essence and the importance of English to improve national competence capacity in the global society.
c. Scope
The scope of English subject in Elementary School covers the ability to communicate in spoken and limited way in school context, which consists of
aspects as follows: 1 Listening
2 Speaking 3 Reading
4 Writing The writing and reading ability are expected to support learning to
communicate in spoken way. Below are the specific competencies for each skill:
Standard Competence Basic Competence
Listening 1. Understand very simple
instructions with actions in school context
1.1 Respond by
actions according
to meaningfully instruction in classroom and
school context 1.2 Respond very simple instruction verbally
Speaking 2. Express
very simple
instructions and
information in classroom context
2.1 Talk as accompanying actions meaningfully which involves speaking: giving example of
doing something, giving command, and giving directions.
2.2 Talk for
askinggiving serviceitems
meaningfully which
involves speaking:
asking for help, giving help, asking items, and giving items.
2.3 Talk for
asking giving
information meaningfully
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Standard Competence Basic Competence
disagree, and forbids. 2.4 Express
modesty meaningfully
which involves expressions: Do you mind … and
Shall we …
Reading 3. Understand
English writing
and pictorial
descriptive texts in school context
3.1 Read loudly with correct pronunciation, stressing and intonation and meaningfully
which involve very simple words, phrases, and sentences.
3.2 Understand very simple sentences, written messages and pictorial descriptive texts
correctly and meaningfully.
Writing 4. Spell
and copy
very simple sentences in school
context 4.1 Spell very simple sentences correctly and
meaningfully. 4.2 Copy and write very simple sentences
correctly and
meaningfully, such
as congratulations, thanking, and invitation.
Table 2.1: Standard and Basic Competence for Fifth Grade, Semester 1 Departemen Pendidikan Nasional 2006
3. Elementary School Students a. Elementary School Children Characteristics
Hamachek 1990:1 states that ”in order to be good teachers, which includes both helping students learn and establishing relationships that facilitates
positive teaching-learning outcomes, we need to be reasonably clear on what our assumptions are about why people behave the way they do.” Therefore, this part
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