The Effect of English Teaching Material Using Total Physical Response (TPR) Based Character Education in Elementary School

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the effectivenes of the English teaching material oriented to character-based through the TPR as a learning model in improving students’ English ability. This research employed a pre-experimental research with the design one group pretest-postest. The improvemet was measured through N-Gain calculation. Subject of the research was the fifth-grade students, as many as 20 students, in one of private elementary school in Pariaman City. The data was collected through tests and observation cheklist. The result of this research showed that the English teaching material was effective in improving students’ English ability. Thus, it was also effective to instill students’ values in learning process. In conclusion, the implementation of English teaching material intensified students’ hardskills and softskills. Keywords: