Developing Basic English Grammar Coursebook through Qawa'id Brainstorming for Non-English Department Students of Intensive English Program at Asrama Puteri Khadijah (APK) Pamekasan

AbstractThe goal of this study was to develop the English Grammar materials through qawa’id brainstorming for non-English department students (Arabic and Islamic Department as the majorities).The design of this study was Research and Development (R&D). The steps on this development study were: needs analysis, material development, validate the product through the experts and revision, try out and final revision, and final product. The writer did the steps seriously to create a perfect and useful product. The final product of this study is kind of basic English grammar coursebook through qawa’id brainstorming which is focusing on increasing the students’ interest and motivation to learn English grammar particularly the students of non-English department, this writing material is developed based on the students’ need, cultural and educational background (Arabic earlier and deeper than English). The result of this study showed that students were agreed and enjoyed the learning process through this grammar material development even change their attitude toward learning English grammar since the material development on this book accomplished their needs. Keywords: Grammar coursebook, qawa’id brainstorming, Non-English Department, Intensive English Program