DEVELOPING STORY-BASED ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS FOR THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

This research aimed to: (1) find out the needs for the third grade students of elementary schools in learning English, and (2) develop story-based English learning materials for the third grade students of elementary schools. This research was a research and development (R & D) study. The subjects were the third grade students of SDN Brosot. The procedure used in this research was adapted from the steps of materials development proposed by Borg and Gall (1983). The steps were conducting needs analysis, writing the course grid, developing the first draft of story-based materials, evaluating and revising the first draft, and writing the final product. The instruments of the study were questionnaires and interview guides. The data from the needs analysis questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using   frequency and percentage  while  those  from  the  interview  were  carefully  analyzed  through  descriptive  analysis.  The research findings revealed that the learners needed to have a course book which is completed with stories and pictures. The product of this study was story-based English learning materials for the third grade students of elementary schools entitled “Tell Me a Story” completed with the teacher’s guide book. There were stories related to the themes in every unit. The results of the expert judgement showed that the mean

value of the developed materials is 3.95. The value is in the range of 3.25≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4.00 which is categorized as

“Very Good”. Further, the mean value of the teacher’s guide book is 3.49 which is categorized as “Very

Good” as well. Thus, it is concluded that the story-based English learning materials are appropriate for the third grade students of elementary schools.

Keywords: elementary school students, English learning materials, story-based book