Integrated Thematic Context on Contextual Learning Based on English Learning Process in the Fifth Year at As Shofa Islamic Elementary School

Abstract

This article is aimed to describe integrated thematic context on contextual learning based on English learning process in the Fifth Year of As Shofa Islamic Elementary School. The increasing in the learning quality and the learning result of the students can be interpreted and manipulated by applying the contextual learning appropriately on integrated thematic context in primary school. This integrated thematic context is applied on some English learning skills, such as listening, speaking, reading and writing on contextual learning based. The process of application consists of planning, implementing and assessing/reflextion with some considerations in applying each step of the process, such as characteristics of the students, interest of the students, needs of the students and many more. The utilization of contextual learning is purposed to include the real situation in daily life into the learning process. Interview result from the teachers is used to complete the description of discussion on this study. The result of the study shows that integrated thematic context on contextual approach on language learning process in As Shofa elementary school has supported the language skills of the students in many contexts. Keywords-integrated thematic context; contextual learning based; primary school I. INTRODUCTION The condusive learning context can be created and applied by utilizing the appropriate learning approach. To gain the learning context, some components of learning should be concerned such as the objective, material, teachers, students, activities, and supporting facilities. Since 2013 curriculum come into account, the integrated thematic learning has been used in the learning process, especially in primary school-elementary school. The objective of the learning is to combine some subjects in one learning theme. The students not only learn one subject separately but also learn all subjects integratedly in one theme or learning activity (Depdiknas, 2006). There are some characteristics of this integrated thematic learning, such as 1) Students center, 2) Give direct experience to the students, 3) Unclear subject saparation, 4) Provide concept from some subjects, 5) Flexible, 6) Learning process can be developt depends on the students' interests and needs through process evaluation and students' learning result ((Depdiknas, 2006); (Trianto, 2013);(Trianto, 2012); (Yanti, 2016)). To set the characteristics in context, high integrity teachers are requirely needed in the effort to obtain education objectives. The teachers can develop their own potention and give motivation to the students by an appropriate learning approach (Slavin, 2005); (Gredler, 2009). One of the approach that is used on the integrated thematic learning concept on language learning is contextual learning approach ((Johnson, 2002); (Glynn & Winter, 2004); (Berns & Erickson, 2001)). Contextual learning approach is the learning which relates the learning material to the students' real life. This approach utilization is matched and considered with...

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