BOOK ANALYSIS

Teaching English for Primary School

5/19/2011

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Book Analysis

Books Identity

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Grow with English book 5 Mukarto, M. Sc. Erlangga, 2003

General Questions
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What sort of methodology does the book appear to adopt?

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This book appears to adopt the topic-based, it can be seen from the title in each unit. The content of the unit is related to the topic given. The vocabulary and the language function relates to the topic. Does one approach predominate? If yes, what are the Yes, the skill-based approach predominates in developing materials in this book. The implications in relation to the rest of the curriculum? activities and the language used in this book help students to develop their four skill; listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Such activities as listen and repeat, listen and write, and read aloud How many new teaching points graded? How frequently The teaching points graded is
are they introduced and how much practice materials separates them? Is the organization of the course linear or cyclical? Linear - teaching points are added one at a time, each

The organization of this book is cyclical because a particular teaching points recurs in a different context to be enlarged on troughout the course. The language used in the

being practiced before moving on to the next. Cyclical a particular teaching point recurs in a different context to be enlarged on throughout the course. What are the implications of this to young learners? Are there any special pages for revision, self-testing, self-assessment, or reference?

previous unit is used in next unit, it is used to be enlarged on troughout the course.

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This book doesnt provide any special pages for revision, self-testing, self-assessment, or reference. This book provides some exercises to develop students four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). Are opportunities for independent work provided such Yes, they are. Such as, the students are asked to write their own daily activities.
as through project work? Are learning strategies developed in a systematic and explicit way? What are the illustrations and layout like? Are they attractive? Are they useful or only decorative? Will your pupils like them? Does the course include any examples of authentic language and materials? What components does the course offer: (books, tests, CDs, videos, flashcards, posters, puppets)? Is the teachers guide easy to follow? Does it contain interleaved page from the pupils book? What is the socio-cultural context represented in the materials? Do they avoid sexual, racial and cultural stereotypes? Are there opportunities for cross-cultural comparison? What values are projected through the materials? What scope is there for developing citizenship education? Can you spot any notable omissions? Will you have to supplement the course book any way?

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The learning strategies are developed systematically. This book provides pictures in each unit, the picture is used to help the student in understanding what they will learn. The illustrations and the layout of this book are very colorful. For young learners, this book may be very attractive. The illustrations given are decorative and useful. The students will learn new language items easily by means of those illustrations. Authentic materials and language are included in this book. In some examples, the language is even used naturally. The components offers in this course are books, tests, and flashcards. This book provides a teachers guide easy to understand and to follow. But, this book doesnt provide interleave page from the pupils book. From the illustration and examples of the language use, there is no socio-cultural context represented in the materials. But, there are some values that can be learned, such as how to speak politely.

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I would like to add some sections for self testing and self assessment that will help students and teacher to measure students learning achievement in order to have better learning activities. What sorts of demands are made on the teacher in terms In every unit, the course provides the student in developing their four skills and fluency. of management skills and fluency? The students are asked to listen and repeat, it means that the course will develop the students listening skill (by listening) and fluency (by repeating). Specific Questions Comment
Take a sample unit and ask yourself:

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How is each unit titled? Will it be clear to your pupils what they are expected to learn in the unit and what they have to do?

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Due to the book is based on topic-based approach, the title of each unit is the topic discussed throughout the unit. The title of each unit is clearly stated, so that the pupils will easily guess what they are going to learn. How is new language presented? How is the meaning of The new language presented by means of the illustration. The new language items items conveyed? Are new items related to what has been presented in each unit support to the topic of the unit, and also support to the next unit.
learned previously? Does the presentation of new language force the teacher to follow the unit sequence of the course book? How much new language is printed in each unit? Is the rate in which the new material is introduced appropriate for your pupils? What kind of practice activities are there? Is there an appropriate balance between controlled and freer practice, accuracy and fluency? Are they motivating and meaningful? Do they provide opportunities for real language use and probabilities for interactions? Does the book offer L1 translation? Do you regard this as useful or not?

yes, because the discussion of each unit is related to one another. Each unit introduces new language items related to the topic discussed. Based on the instruction observed, all activities found in this book are controlled rather than freer. But, in term of accuracy and fluency, there are some activities that require students accuracy and fluency to accomplish the tasks given.

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Foe each unit, this book doesnt provide L1 translation within the unit, but the L1 translation is provided on glossary section in the end of the book.. How are the different skills treated? The activities are designed to integrate students four skills. To illustrate, the listening skill is integrated to speaking skill and reading skill is integrated to writing skill. How much variety of activity is there? Beside exercises, there are some various supporting activities given in each unit. There are singing a song, picture story, matching pictures with words, drawing pictures, playing flashcards and so on. How much does the course cost? Can your school or the In using this book, school and children parents will not spend too much for the course. It childrens parents afford it? will even be very cheap.

General Comment Overall, this book is appropriate for the target (fifth grade of elementary school). The appearance of this book is very attractive with the color picture as the illustration. It can help the students to attract their motivation to the subject. It can also help the students to understand the course easily. The activities of the course are very creative. And the activities of the course provide the teacher to integrate the students four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) However, there are some points in this course need to concern. The main point is the assessment. I think the assessment of the book is not enough. The book only provide a few of assessment. the book does not provide the summative assessment for each unit. Whereas the summative assessment is very useful in making summary how far the students achieve the goal in each unit.