Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Application of Integrative Methods for Improving Language Skill and Abilities to Response Text Content of Story Orally at Grade XII Class XII-IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro Academic Year 2013/2014

By: Sholeh
Abstract

For a nation that upholds the values ​​of civilization, the Indonesian people cannot be separated  from the issues of education. From the first it has been obviously placed in the integral position of the existence of Indonesian. English is an important part of education thoroughly, because by the teaching of English the children are trained to think critically, creatively, carefully and act logically. Thus it is extremely important that how the students can absorb English material as much as possible, so that students can use it in everyday life. Integrative means unify several aspects into one process. Integrative can be divided into the same studies and between different studies. The same study means some aspects are integrated in a single field of study. For example, listening is integrated with speaking and writing. Writing is integrated with speaking and reading. The linguistic material is integrated with language skill. While between the different studies are the integration material from several fields of studies. This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro, where the researcher is as an English teacher. Research object is at grade XII class XII-IPS 1 in first semester of academic year 2013/2014. English subjects is on the theme of "Recount Text". This research was carried out for 2 months that lasts from November to December of 2013. From these students are motivated in teaching and learning activities. In this study, students’ achievement has increased after the holding of the learning process, students’ achievement on the first cycle is 63.6 (low), the second cycle was 72.3, and the third cycle was 86.3 (good), from the observation the authors conclude that the use of integrative methods can be used to improve learning achievement, especially in the subjects of English at SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro academic year 2013/2014.
Keywords: integrative methods and language skill


English as a language is not easy to learn, especially for students of SMAN Baureno Bojonegoro, since English as new subjects, it is very complex for them. When they learn the English language means students learn a new language which has some differences in grammar with their own language.
Many linguists say that every language has certain differences with the other languages. For  examplee, English and Indonesian language has some differences when they are compareded. The differences are not found in the Indonesian language. For example, in English has some differences, such as: 1. Structure of language, 2. Tenses, 3. Spelling and pronunciation of words
All the differences are not found in the Indonesian language and those will make the students difficult to study.
The achievement of teaching aim is measured in the ability of the students’ evaluation results those are expressed in students’ test result. For a nation that upholds the values ​​of civilization, the Indonesian people cannot be separated in the issue of education; it has been obviously placed in the integral position of Indonesian existences. Thus from the beginning the education problem has been clearly placed in the integral position of Indonesian existences. In this case the education development for the intellectual life of the nation is part of a national goal of Indonesian nation.
In this case, the effort of Indonesian nation in realizing national development focused on education, the role of education in human life has significant importance role, since education to develop human personality in accordance with the values ​​in the society. Reciprocation of a nation or state is largely determined by whether or not an advanced education.
We need to know, that the success of the national education is to create harmony and balance of the nation's outlook on life in order to fill the independence of Indonesia. National development is to build a whole person, which includes aspects of building material and the spiritual, or the totality of the human being.
So from the facts above, the writer made ​​a study of this class action research entitled " Application of Integrative Methods For Improving Language Skill and Abilities To Response Text Content Of Story Orally at Grade XII  Class XII-IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro Academic Year 2013/2014

The aims and features of the Integrative Methods Program
Understanding Integrative Methods, Integrative means unify several aspects into one process. Integrative divided into the same studies and between differen tstudies. The same studies means some aspects are integrated in a single field of study. For example, listening is integrated with speaking and writing. Writing is integrated with speaking and reading. Linguistic material integrated with language skills. While the language of fields of study is the integration of several fields of study. For example, the English language with other subject areas.
In English learning, integrative studies the same studies more widely used. When teaching the sentence, the teacher does not directly hand to the students but the material begins with reading or the other. Displacement is regulated thin. In fact, teachers are good at integrating the delivery of material can cause the student does not feel the movement of the material.
Integrative is expected by the English curriculum for integrating applied in accordance with the basic competencies that students need to be owned. The material is not separated. Teaching materials is attractively packaged unity.
Understanding the learning achievement, Achievement is the result after going through a process owned by Poerwadarmintha Dictionary achievement is "achievement is a result that has been achieved" (WJS Poerwadarminta, 1984, P. 768) "while according Soemarwan states that: Achievement is the result of learning: while the definition of learning outcomes is the level of mastery achieved by students in the learning program students with educational goals that have been strengthened. Learning outcomes in the context of the study area includes cognitive, affective and speed of learning a student (Soenarwan, 1981, P. 79). Guided from the description above then it can be taken a notion that the extent of achievement of learning that has been achieved by the ability of students to understand and know set a master lessons given in school. And this can be seen from the figures achieved in the form of value and also can be seen from the test results of students' daily test.

Method
This research was conducted at SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro, where researcher carried out the duties as an English teacher. Research Object is Grade XII class XII IPS 1 on the first semester of academic year 2013/2014. Then the English lesson on the theme of "Recount Text". This research was carried out for 2 months i.e. from November to December of 2013.
Method of Collecting Data, Method of data collection in this research plays an important role, because the validity of the data obtained in order to achieve the goals set. As for obtaining the desired data in the context of this study used several methods: 1. Method of evaluation. The evaluation is done to measure understanding and improving student learning outcomes. 2. Method Documentation. Documentation is derived from the word document means the written stuff (Suharsini Arikunto, 1983, P. 114). Method of documentation is a way to collect data and record by quoting the data contained in the document - an important document that is suitable with the problems to be studied. Documentation used in this study to collect data on the number and names of the students.
Method of Data Analysis
Analysis techniques is a step in the continuation of data collection. The meaning of the data analysis techniques are used to process the way analyzing research data. Here the authors use data reduction and exposure data. The results during the conduct of research is a form of learning achievement of students of class XII IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro on first semester of academic year 2013/2014.

The Participants.
A study, of course, dealing with a number of people, events, objects or symptoms occur. All objects of this research are often called the population. Moh. Ali argues that: "The whole object of research in the form of humans, objects, and materials called population" (Moh. Ali, 1987, P. 54).
According to the above, this research will use a population those are students  in class XII IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro which has the following characteristics: 1. Name listed in main book 2. Still active in teaching and learning process at the school in the academic year 2013/2014 3. Live with their own parents during the study 4. Still be financed by their parents themselves.
Based on these criteria, the Grade XII IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro included 220 students. With the populations sampled were students in class XII IPS 1 consisted of 30 students.
Reason: "For a population of less than 100 persons / unit, for example, a sample should be taken 10-15% or 20-25%" (Suharsimi Aritkunto, 1987). From the opinion of the researchers used a sample of 30 students or part of the population.
Research Instruments
To obtain research data used instruments as follows:
1. Sheet of notes, to record the activities associated with the behavior of the students during the learning process.
2. Sheet of classroom observations are used by observers during the learning process.
3. Sheet of students’ respons to know how far students’ achievement got after being applied the integrative method.
4. Sheet of final test to determine students' absorption of the material presented.
5. Sheet of questions.

How Integrative method was  conducted
Prior to carrying out the integrative method, the students were briefed on importance of the research and advantages of using integrative method to improve the students’ language skill and their abilities to respons the text content of oral english story. The researcher used three cycles for this study. Some activities were done in each cycle to the implementation of integrative method. These included the teacher telling the story to the students, the teacher implemented the integrative method in teaching students by telling story tasks to improve the students’ language skill and their ability to respons oral english story by giving them many oral tasks in and out of class. The text which consist of various topics were chosen by the students based on the students’ own text level, in doing the task the teacher gave the book report that explains about title of the text, author, type of the text the teacher read, the summary of the text, time to read, comment for the text the teacher read, and they also had to fill out the weekly  reading and writing progress for the task that must be submitted weekly. Teacher gave signature and gave it back to the students. Then the students brought it home and gave the reportto the parents, so that they knew their children language skill progress. The teacher controlled the students’ ability in listening, speaking, reading and writing. It was held weekly for one month or four times. At the end of the cycle, the teacher distributed qustionnaires to all of the students to know to what extent the integrative method task in teaching and learning had solved the problem.

Materials used
Materials  the researcher used in implementing integrative method was from all sources. It can be from the magazine, story books, or they can download from the internet. We felt that they would be the best persons to do so, as they know their own abilities and interest.

Result
Based on the reflection of cycle 1, cycle 2 and cycle 3 the result  was known that the students’ skill and ability can be found by the researcher that the increase in the average value in each cycle, from cycle 1 to cycle 2 Average: 8.7 and 2 to 3 cycles are: 74%, which shows an increase positively.
This study was successful because the writer knows accordance with the above data that role in the implementation of this research is always increase from the first cycle to the last cycle, the first cycle is: 63.6 (low), the second cycle are: 72.3, and the third cycle is: 86.3 (good).
So the authors conclude that the application of integrative method can improve reading, speaking and writing in class XII IPS 1 on the subjects of English at SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro academic year 2013/2014.

Discussion
Based on the questionaire and observation, it can be summarized that the problem ( low students’ language skill and inability to respons text content of oral story) can be solved. In cycle 1 reflection was held toward some inventions, and so the teachers notes. Teachers have been able to maintain and improve the management of learning by using integrative method. Sheet of data is used to obtain data on student learning outcomes when English is learned. Observation sheet is used to obtain data about the learning process implemented. Students’ courage to ask questions during class discussions are still low . Students have not been able to make a conclusion of each meeting or still expect a record of the teacher.
In cycle 2 the reflection was held toward some inventions as well as teachrs’ notes. To collect the research data some instuments are used;ie. From the result of cycle 1 the researcher  increase the management of the learning using integrative methods. Observation sheet is used to obtain data about the learning process implemented. Studentscourage to ask questions during the teaching is good enough. In cycle 2 students have been able to make a conclusion of each meeting although only part of it.
In cycle 3 the researcher make some improvements toward some weaknesses those are found from cycle 2. In the third cycle, the steps are the same as with previous cycles, but in cycle 3 researchers put more emphasis on speaking and conversation skills in accordance with English subjects. So some actions are done, such as ddiscussingng the difficult words used in the text. Understanding the vocabularyy associated with recount text. Understanding the vocabulary associated with texts by classifying, arranging, and completion. Listening to the text in the form of a monologue that uses grammar-related to recount text. Answering a question about the content of the text. Doing the commands instructed by the teacher. Then Teachers give some assignments that had to be done by students.
At the end of the cycle reflections were held and something found, as well as the teachers notes. To collect the research data used research instrument such as; that from the results of cycle 2 increases with an integrative method. Students had the courage to ask questions during the teaching and learning process. In cycle 3 students have been able to make the conclusion of each meeting.

Conclusion
The results of this study indicate that the students have improved their language skill and their ability to respons text content of oral story. That’s way the use of integrative method in solving the problem of inability to respons the text content, like reading, speaking and writing  was success. Based on the above results it can be concluded that:
Grade XII IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro can be concluded with the increasing of understanding possessed by students, teachers also can improve the results of students’ achievement espicially in English.
From these results above the students were motivated in learning activities. In this study, students’ achievement has increased after the holding of the learning process, students’ achievement on the first cycle is: 63.6 (low), the second cycle is: 72.3 and the third cycle is: 86.3 (good), means that most of the students in our school can and do benefit from integrative method the teacher used. The majority of the students in this study develop positive attitudes towards  language skill and abilities to respons the text content as the term progressed. However, whether the integrative method helped to increase their proficiency in English is something that cannot be determined conclusively by this study, given the fact that this study was conducted over a period of two months,and the effects that integrative method on the students’ language proficienecy can best be seen in the long term.
            In accordance with above results in understanding the rights and responsibilities of students’ achievement, especially for students of grade XII IPS 1 SMAN 1 Baureno Bojonegoro, the writers suggest to support the success of the teaching and learning process. For Students, Researcher suggests that there must be an awareness of the students. So in the classroom and at school will create a peaceful atmosphere, so the studnts will be eager to learn. For Teachers the resercher suggest that English teacher should be able to solve the problems faced by students in giving attention to them who have low achievement. English teacher should not discriminate between smart and weak students.
For Headmaster, It is recommended that he should keep a good cooperation with the teachers, especially to students, in order that if the information  given to them will be benefit for all as much as possible as the education is our responsibilities.

References
Purwodarminto, WJS. (1984). Dictionary of English. Jakarta: Balai Pustaka



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