6 activities, the teachers will also be aware of any possibility of making
environment to improve students’ comprehension toward the materials. 2.
For the elementary school students. The materials design hopefully helps students to be more interested to learn
English in a language laboratory. They may also understand the meaning of spoken language by knowing the images presented in the video. Since there
are various activities based on the video in the materials design, they will have better motivation in learning English and also be able to comprehend
materials in communicative activity. 3.
For other researcher. The writer hopes the result of this study will be beneficial for other
researcher who would like to conduct the similar research on a language laboratory. The further research can be very helpful in order to evaluate and
reconstruct the English materials design using certain media i.e. video in the language laboratory.
F. Definition of Terms
Below are the terms concerning the research projects which need to be defined in order to avoid misunderstanding. The terms are design, materials, fifth
grade students of elementary school, language laboratory, and video.
1. Design
Kemp 1977: 7 points out in his Instructional Design that instructional design is an actual planning of activities the teacher hopes will bring about the
7 desired ends. The plan consists of three essential elements: objectives, activities
and resources, and evaluation. By formulating the plan, teachers help students in achieving learning objectives. To achieve the learning objectives, the teachers
need to consider the activities and resources. Finally, the teachers conduct evaluation to know when the required learning achieved. In this study, the writer
defines the term design as actual planning of activities based on the suitable materials and resources for fifth grade students.
2. Materials
Materials are items which used in a certain activity. The items are taken from many sources which suitable for fifth graders including videos and guidance
books for fifth grade students of SD Tarakanita Magelang.
3. Fifth Grade Students of Elementary School
In Indonesia, elementary school means children from 6 up to 12 years old that are divided into six grades. Meanwhile, fifth grade students of elementary
school consist of children approximately 11 years old. Usually they have sufficient background knowledge of English since they are already learned
English in first grade.
4. Language Laboratory
The term “language laboratory” is generally accepted as denoting various combinations or systems of electromechanical equipment used principally to aid
the teaching-learning of foreign languages Hutchison, 1963:4. A language laboratory is also a classroom or other area containing electronic and mechanical
equipment designed and arranged to make foreign-language learning more PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
