The Development of a Character-Based English Syllabus for Kindergarten Students in Bengkulu City  

Oleh:

Yunita, Wisma ; Hati, Gita Mutiara

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 2, page 620-626.
Topik: syllabus; characters; themes; kindergarten students
Fulltext: hal 620.pdf (15.04MB)

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The best moment of learning an English language is at the very early age of a child because this period is critical that he/she will experience a vast cognitive development including the language development. However, in Indonesian context, there is no official English syllabus developed yet. From the pre-observation, it was found that many kindergartens in Bengkulu city are eager to introduce English language to their students but they have been only doing it occasionally. They have not integrated it to the school curriculum because they do not have the capacity to develop the program not to mention the syllabus. Therefore, a valid and appropriate English syllabus for kindergarten students is urgently needed by many kindergartens especially in Bengkulu city. An English syllabus that is based on good characters, designed thematically, and able to boost students’ language aptitude is then proposed. The objective of this paper is to share the research on the development of a character-based syllabus for kindergarten students. The paper starts with the discussion of the importance of introducing English language as early as possible. It is then continued to present the method applied in developing the character-based English syllabus. The last part of the paper will show the result of the developed syllabus which consists of the themes and subthemes, basic competence, indicators of achievement, character development, materials, and time allotment.

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