Multi Media Based Application: An English Learning Supporting Tool for Children

Proceeding International Seminar on “Learning, Community, and Technology” Universitas Negeri Jakarta, June 8, 2011, p.84The development of ICT has influenced in almost every aspect of education in Indonesia. There have been a lot of applications designed and created to facilitate and support the teaching learning processes. The use of ICT in English teaching learning has also been started since decades ago. The blend of ICT use with interesting material packaging is one of the good points that encourage children in learning English. As the context happens in Indonesia which puts English as the foreign language, then this study propose to design a learning support tool for English, to be specific this application is aimed for 6-8 years old children and emphasizes the mastery of common topics such as numbers, letters, colours, fruits, animals, etc. This application is designed using waterfall method. By going through each stage in the method, it is expected that it could produce the desired application. This is a multimedia based -application; therefore it includes audio and video in the learning module given to the user. It also gives exercises for the children through games and quizzes. At the implementation stage, this application is tested using black box method to see whether or not it could give the function it is supposed to perform. Besides, it also considers the user impression when the application is implemented in the chosen area. As this application is designed in multicolour, then psychologically it could arouse students’ intention and interest to learn English. Having done with the testing and implementation stage, it could be concluded that this application has achieved its purpose to help children in learning the common subject and increase their interest to learn Englis