DEVELOPING A THEATRE-LIKE MEDIA WITH PUPPETS FOR THE TEACHING OF LISTENING TO THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD NEGERI NGIJON II SLEMAN

The objective of this research study was to produce a theatre-like media with puppets as to examine the development of it as a media for the teaching of listening to the fifth grade students of SD Negeri Ngijon II. The thesis discusses about how to develop of the theatre-like media with puppets for the teaching of listening. This research study was classified into Research and Development (R&D). There were eight steps taken in this research. They were conducting needs analysis, writing the course grid and lesson plan, designing the first draft of the media, producing the first draft of the media, assessing the first of the media, revising the first draft of the media, implementing the second draft of the media, and evaluating the second draft of the media, and producing the final media. The subjects of the research were 27 students in the fifth grade of SD Negeri Ngijon II. The data of this research study were quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative data were obtained from the questionnaires and the qualitative data were obtained from the observations and interviews. The questionnaires were distributed to the English teachers and the students in order to assess the media. The quantitative data were analyzed with simple descriptive statistics while the qualitative data were analyzed in the narrative form. From the evaluation given by the seventeen English teachers as respondents and the students, it is concluded that the theatre-like media with puppets as the product of this research study is feasible to be used for the teaching of listening. The percentage score items based on the English teachers‟ evaluation were more than 60%. The syllabus and program contents and the materials instruction got 82%. Moreover, the media got 84%. The result means that the theatre-like media with puppets is very good and feasible to use as media to teach listening to the fifth grade students of elementary schools. It is also supported by the observation and interview result after the implementation. The data indicate that the theatre-like media with puppets make the students learn English enjoyably. Furthermore, the media improved the students‟ motivation to learn English