Teachers’ Perception in Developing Wetlands-Based Materials for English for Young Learners Classrooms

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211212.012How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Teachers’ Perception; Wetlands-based Materials; EYL Classrooms

Abstract

In Indonesia, English becomes a compulsory subject to be taught in junior and senior high school; whereas, it is regulated by the government that English is positioned as local content in primary schools. However, several primary schools in Indonesia, particularly in South Kalimantan, still hold English as their compulsory subject. The teachers in some primary schools, especially in wetland areas, have limited access to the information on teaching English for young learners (EYL) for lacking the materials regarding the local content, which is wetlands-based materials. Concerning the importance of achieving the teaching and learning goals; henceforth, this study is intended to investigate the teachers’ perception on how to develop materials related to local content, which is focused on wetlands, to teach English for students at young ages. A descriptive qualitative design is chosen in the study since it is aimed at investigating the teachers’ perception toward the material development. This study uses questionnaires and interviews to gain data from primary school teachers who teach English in South Kalimantan. According to the findings, understanding of wetlands in South Kalimantan should be taught in English classes from an early age. Furthermore, a variety of activities must be provided to encourage young learners to learn about wetlands since topics like biodiversity and wetlands society are considered critical for young students to understand. To summarize, educational institutions, particularly primary schools, should increase their efforts to prepare pupils for a long-term career in environmental protection.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dini Noor Arini
AU  - Raisa Fadilla
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/14
TI  - Teachers’ Perception in Developing Wetlands-Based Materials for English for Young Learners Classrooms
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture (ISoLEC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 65
EP  - 70
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211212.012
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211212.012
ID  - Arini2021
ER  -