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The Importance of Learning English Language

It has long mastery of the English language into knowledge to be learned

by the people of Indonesia. 60'an start of the year until now, English lessons into

lessons that are not less important than other subjects like Mathematics and

Science. Because of the importance of the English language, not a few parents

who send their children to follow a course in English language tutoring agencies.

If the first Indonesian children began to learn English at grade 4, but now they

start at a more basic level, not even a playgroup institutions that provide English

language materials. Looking at today's world, English is so very important

because now is the era of globalization, to be able to take part into the world as

it is today with the successful course we have to master the language of

globalization.

There are three reasons why we are required to master this language,

namely;

1. First, Geographic factors being the first reason why people need to learn

English Indonesia. Indonesia is surrounded by countries that predominantly

use English as a first or second language. These countries are Singapore,

Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, and so forth. If one day a citizen traveling

to one of the countries mentioned above, sufficient knowledge of English will

be easier for people to communicate with the local citizens. It is also the case

in The Netherlands. There, the students at the high school level is encouraged

to learn and master a foreign language given the Dutch language is not

used by the surrounding countries.

2. Second, English needs to be studied because of its use as a language of

communication widely International. To be able to communicate with

people of different cultural backgrounds and state, English has become the

main option that is often used in communication. Examples are easily seen in

the world of tourism. The tourists who travel in foreign countries usually use

English to communicate with native citizens he visited. Japanese people who

travel to Indonesia, using English if he wanted to ask the first person he met on

the street. English is also the official language of instruction in the world of

transportation in the air and at sea.

3. Third, the information contained in this world mostly use English as the

language of publication. Can we take the example of the Internet, most sites

- internet information provider site in English. Not just on the internet, books -

books are also not a few who use the English language. With fluent English will


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greatly assist children in exploring and accessing sources of media

knowledge both written and electronic media.

Factors Affecting the Learning Process

In the process of teaching the English language is not likely we will notencounter any obstacles. After all we are dealing with is children - children who

are innocent. Of course, so that we can attract the attention of the child - the

child to make the child may well follow the learning that we provide, we must

know the factors - factors that influence it. The following are factors - factors that

affect the learning process of the child:

1. Applied Teaching Methods

Some suggested teaching methods to be applied to the learning of English

diantarannya as follows:

a. Totally Physical Response

According to Richards J in his book Approaches and Methods in

Language Teaching, a method TPR (Total Physical Response) is a method

of learning a language that is compiled on the coordination of command

(command), speech (speech) and motion (action) and trying to teach

language through physical activity (motors). Meanwhile, according to

Larsen and Diane in Technique and Principles in Language Teaching, TPR

also called "The comprehension approach" or approach which is a

method of understanding a foreign language approach to instruction or

command.

According to Asher "The instructor is the director of a stageplay in

roomates the students are the actors", which means that the educator

(instructor) is directing the show and the story in which students as actors

or characters. Educators who decide about what is to be studied, who

plays and displays the subject matter.

b. Collaborative methods

Using collaborative learning method is a way membelajarkan

English that combines various approaches and methods in collaboration

and spontaneity appropriate learning environment. This means that there

are times when a particular method does not show up in the atmosphere

to the surface but other methods are emerging and dominant. Basic

selection methods use class atmosphere, learning objectives to be

achieved and tastes of students. Reference teaches is a fun learning

experience, structured and responsible. The position of the teacher is their


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friend who acts as a guide activities. And if necessary, and possibly

students who act as guides and our position is their playmate. They did not

realize they actually are learning English.

c. Interactive media

Media in learning English is very important because without themedia how students can make sense of an object with a particular title in

English. Certain object is a fact that further agreed symbolically referred to

the various sounds that are assembled into words. In addition, each

student will see the object premises remember certain words in English.

Learning Activity Types Used in Children

Type of learning activity is enough to affect the child's willingness to learn

the English language. With certain types of children's learning will be easier to

understand the English language that we teach. Many psychologists and

education that addresses the types of learning activities. One is Gagne (1970)

which classifies learning activities into eight types, from eight types we can use

some to be applied to children.

Here are five of the eight models of learning proposed by Gagne:

a. activity learn to recognize signs - sign (signal learning)

Learning activities carried out by responding to signs - signs or symbols that

are manipulated in a learning situation. Response the child makes a

rational, reflective, and emotionally.

b. learning activities through stimulus and response (Stimulus Response

Learning)

This type of learning activities related to the behavior of students who

consciously perform an appropriate response to the stimulus or bait

manipulated in the learning system.

c. through a series of learning activities (Chaining Learning)

Children's learning activities carried out by arranging the relationship

between two or more stimuli associated with different responses to the

stimulus.

d. Learning activities through the Association of Oral (Verbal Learning

Association)

This type of activity related to the efforts of the students in linking responses

(answers) to verbal stimuli delivered orally.

e. The difference learning with multiple (Multiple Discrimination Learning)


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This learning activity associated with the activities of children in

distinguishing response to the stimulus used diverse yet interconnected.

Role of Educators in Learning Activities

In the course of learning, the role of educators is necessary for the smoothprocess of learning. Educators act as maid, driver and guide for children.

Therefore, the role of educators is very influential. Educators can use the

methods that are fun to make children interested in learning the English

language. Because the face is the child - the child, the friendliness factor is quite

needed a mentor. Usually children like teachers are friendly, patient and

engaging boned. Children will easily capture the lessons if they feel happy and

comfortable to the people who lead them.

Stages in Learning English

English teaching is done in stages. Similarly, learning Indonesian children

do not directly learn to speak, read and write simultaneously. Before being able

to speak in Indonesian children must listen first Indonesian. If he had never heard

such language, he may not be able to speak. It sebabnnya usually children who

are deaf also automatically mute because he could not hear so it can not

imitate. So in essence the same way to learn any language. Here are the stages

in learning English for children;

a. Listening

In addition to hearing us talk children can also learn how to read

books listen to stories in English, to hear a simple song or watching the DVD

and VCD in English. But for the beginning of knowledge, select yangh few

words and simple.

b. Speaking

Once the child is often heard in the English language, children can

be encouraged to speak in simple sentences. Apply 30 minutes a day as a

family time to talk in English. Like a toddler-aged children who are just

starting to talk, children also start talking in English bahaasa with just one

word eg car (car) when you want to toy car-mobilanya. Then developed

into short sentences, as I want the car.

c. Reading

There are two common methods of teaching children to learn to

read in English the whole language and phonic approach.


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memorized then the child will be confused and end up being afraid to

write. Like when speaking children should start by writing one word, then

one short sentence, then one long sentence, then a paragraph and so on.

Maybe later without you realizing suddenly the child is able to write a book

in English.

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