The Model of English Teaching Material for Elementary Schools Teacher Education Based on Contextual Approach

Abstract

The aim of this research was to develop a model of English teaching material for elementary school teacher education based on the contextual approach. This was conducted at the elementary school teacher education department of Universitas Negeri Jakarta from July 2016 to December 2017 using the research and development models of Borg and Gall, and Dick and Carey. The data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, and tests (cloze tests and formative tests) instruments and analyzed using both quantitative methods with Paired T-Test and Cohen's Kappa Coefficient and qualitative method with Miles and Huberman's model. The results showed that the developed model had practicality and that it effectively met the needs of the students in the department.