THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENRE-BASED TEACHING ON THE GRADE EIGHT OF SMP NEGERI 5 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Abstract

This research aims to find out: (1) the implementation of genre-based teaching, and (2) the benefits and obstacles of the implementation of genre-based teaching on the grade eight of SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2012/2013. This research is qualitative-descriptive (case study). The research subjects were an English teacher and grade eight students of SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta. The data were collected through (1) interview, (2) observation, and (3) documentation. The researcher was the main instrument of the data collection. The data analysis was done inductively through the stages of: (1) data reduction, (2) data display, and (3) verification. The result of this research showed the following. (1) The implementation of genre-based teaching in SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta has been done. It was seen on: (a) the students were able to produce the texts depending on the purpose, social contexts, and medium in oral or written forms, (b) the teacher gave the contribution during individual work and reduced the contribution during pair work or group work, and (c) the teacher had authority to choose the appropriate cycles in genre-based teaching depending on the ability and readiness of the students. (2) The strengths of genre-based teaching process based on the students and the teacher were: (a) to build the character of the students, and (b) to measure the ability of the students when producing the texts. Meanwhile, the obstacles were: (a) the differences of characters among students, and (b) facility of language laboratory.

Keywords: implementation, genre-based teaching, SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta

PELAKSANAAN GENRE-BASED TEACHING SISWA KELAS DELAPAN SMP NEGERI 5 YOGYAKARTA TAHUN AJARAN 2012/2013 

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) pelaksanaan genre-based teaching, dan (2) kelebihan dan penghambat dalam pelaksanaan genre-based teaching di SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta kelas delapan tahun ajaran 2012/2013. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif (studi kasus). Subjek penelitian ini adalah guru bahasa Inggris dan siswa kelas delapan SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan: (1) wawancara, (2) observasi, dan (3) dokumentasi. Peneliti sebagai instrumen utama dalam pengumpulan data. Analisis data dilakukan secara induktif dengan tahapan: (1) reduksi data, (2) display data, dan (3) verifikasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan sebagai berikut. (1) Implementasi genre-based teaching secara umum sudah dilakukan dan implementasi tersebut terlihat dalam: (a) siswa mampu memproduksi teks berdasarkan tujuan teks, konteks situasi, dan media lisan atau tertulis; (b) guru memberikan kontribusi ketika siswa memproduksi teks secara individu dan mengurangi kontribusi ketika siswa memproduksi teks secara berpasangan atau kelompok, dan (c) guru memilih setiap tahapan dalam genre-based teaching berdasarkan kemampuan dan kesiapan siswa. (2) Kelebihan dari  genre-based teaching menurut guru dan siswa dalam hal (a) pembentukan karakter siswa, dan (b) mengukur kemampuan dari siswa dalam menghasilkan teks. Adapun penghambat dari guru dan siswa yaitu: (a) perbedaan karakter dari siswa, dan (b) fasilitas laboratorium bahasa.

Kata Kunci: implementasi, genre-based teaching,SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta