Tesis
Developing a teyl course syllabus for the students of English Education Department AT STKIP PGRI Bangkalan / Elly Rosalina Susanti
Abstrak
In order to facilitate a successful course it is necessary to have a syllabus that can help to create an engaging and effective classroom environment. The implementation of a well-designed syllabus is essential for teachers to achieve their objectives for each class meeting. It also enables teachers to plan and deliver appropriate materials activities and assessments that are tailored to the needs of their students. Thus it is crucial for teachers to design and utilize a well-structured syllabus to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. However based on the preliminary study in English department of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan it was revealed that the syllabus for TEYL course had not been developed at all. Although this course was considered as new course the existence of syllabus cannot be avoidable. The primary objective of this study was to develop a syllabus for Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) course due to the lack of syllabus available for the eighth-semester students in the English Department of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. The syllabus development process was carried out using the model of curriculum development proposed by Richards (2001). A need analysis was performed to acquire information regarding the target situation and learning needs of the students. This study involved the Head of English Department of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan one English lecturer of TEYL 32 English department student of 2017 cohort at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan 25 graduates of English department of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan who are working as English teacher in Elementary schools in Bangkalan and 115 students of Elementary school students in Bangkalan District. In sum data for the need analysis were collected from 172 participants. The results of this analysis were then utilized as the foundation for developing the syllabus and could be specifically applied to undergraduate students of the English department at STKIP PGRI Bangkalan or other institutions with similar situations. Based on the results of the need analysis it was found that the students level of English proficiency was at a medium to low level. Additionally the students expressed a desire for a variety of engaging activities such as group discussions presentations modeling and practice. As for the topics to be covered eleven sub-topics were initially selected for the course. However these were subsequently condensed into eight main topics taking into account the logical relationship between each topic and the time allotment. These findings provide valuable insights for the development of an effective and engaging TEYL syllabus. concerning the syllabus type the combination of competency based and task-based syllabus was used. The proposed syllabus underwent a rigorous validation process to ensure its acceptability in an academic setting. Expert validation was conducted where two subject matter experts from Universitas Negeri Malang reviewed the syllabus and provided crucial feedback for its improvement. This feedback was carefully considered and incorporated into the syllabus to ensure that it met the standards and requirements of the academic curriculum. To further test the applicability and acceptability of the syllabus a tryout was conducted with a real class both offline and online. The tryout provided an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the syllabus in a real-world setting and to identify any issues or areas for improvement. Feedback from the lecturer was collected and analyzed to finalize the revision of the syllabus. In a nutshell the primary objective of this research was already achieved since the TEYL syllabus for English department students of STKIP PGRI Bangkalan was completely developed. There were several limitations to this research that should be acknowledged. Firstly due to the limited time available for the course the learning activities could not be elaborated in great detail. Additionally although the syllabus was tried out in an online setting the use of only one mode of online teaching that was asynchronous and limited to just two meetings made its overall effectiveness remain in doubt. Furthermore the syllabus was taught by only one English lecturer which meant that the results of the validation could not be compared across multiple instructors. This research is expected to give a significant contribution to the field of TEYL. Future researchers who are going to conduct research and development in TEYL can utilize this syllabus as a valuable reference. Additionally they may also consider conducting further research on the development of supplementary materials for TEYL course building upon the findings of this research as a foundation for their studies.