Kindergarten Future Teacher’s Perception on Teaching English to Young Learners through Thematic-based Instruction

Desiani Natalina Muliasari, Endah Silawati, Winti Ananthia

2017

Abstract

This study is a part of on-going research that focuses on the empowering kindergarten future teachers in teaching EYL. The article aims at exploring the future teachers’ perception during teaching EYL to kindergarten students through theme-based Instruction. It describes the future teachers’ challenges and strengths. Theme-based Instruction is one of the learning activities that drives hollistically and meaningfully. This is a qualitative study that involved eight participants of Future Teachers of Kindergarten. The results show that the future teachers found difficulties in giving English instruction, managing class and applying learning media. On the other hand, the study shows that the future teachers have potential skill to teach EYL though they are non English major students.

Download


Paper Citation


in Harvard Style

Muliasari D., Silawati E. and Ananthia W. (2017). Kindergarten Future Teacher’s Perception on Teaching English to Young Learners through Thematic-based Instruction.In The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE, ISBN 978-989-758-332-2, pages 75-79. DOI: 10.5220/0007162300750079


in Bibtex Style

@conference{conaplin and icollite17,
author={Desiani Natalina Muliasari and Endah Silawati and Winti Ananthia},
title={Kindergarten Future Teacher’s Perception on Teaching English to Young Learners through Thematic-based Instruction},
booktitle={The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,},
year={2017},
pages={75-79},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007162300750079},
isbn={978-989-758-332-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,
TI - Kindergarten Future Teacher’s Perception on Teaching English to Young Learners through Thematic-based Instruction
SN - 978-989-758-332-2
AU - Muliasari D.
AU - Silawati E.
AU - Ananthia W.
PY - 2017
SP - 75
EP - 79
DO - 10.5220/0007162300750079