DESIGNING APPROPRIATE ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS FOR udTHE 1st GRADE STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

摘要

The aims of this research were 1) to find out the learning needs and target needs of the first grade students of elementary school, and 2) to design appropriate English learning materials for the first grade students of elementary school.udThis research was categorized as Educational Research and Development (R&D). Jolly and Bolitho in Tomlinson proposed a process of materials writing. They were simplified into conducting need analysis, writing the course grid, writing the first draft, evaluation by an expert and writing the final draft. The data of this research were collected through interview, observation and questionnaire which were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.udThe results of this study were as follow 1) first grade students were not aware to feel any need of English and they liked English taught in varied activities, 2) the units designed were appropriate for the 1st grade students. It was proven by the mean value obtained from the questionnaire distributed to the material expert. The mean value of this material was 2,97. It is considered in the Good category.