LOCAL CONTENT-BASED TEXTBOOK IN TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS; A DEVELOPMENT STUDY OF WEST LOMBOK

Abstract

Instructional resources, including textbooks, course books, and other materials, play a vital role in teaching and learning. Despite the fact that technology and information are frequently used by people all over the world, textbooks still considerably help teachers to support their teaching material, especially in teaching English to young learners. This study intended to develop a suitable textbook that would be pretty beneficial to sustain relevant learning. As a research method, educational R&D (Research and Development) was used in this study. The samples were 27 fourth-grade students from 250 populations at State Elementary School 3 Kuranji in West Nusa Tenggara. The data was gathered using observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The study's findings revealed that students made great progress in learning English using the local-content textbook. Students' knowledge, motivation, courage, activeness, and love of learning have improved. The students' progress revealed that 100% of the students attended the class, 88.8% of the students enjoyed the learning process, 85.1% of the students understood the materials, 92.5% of the students were more cooperative in the teaching and learning process, 78% of the students demonstrated bravery in expressing their ideas, 93% of the students completed the task or homework assigned, 74% of the students began to participate in class activities, and 93% of the students developed respect and attention. The average of the student’s scores in evaluation showed that 99% of students passed their passing grades.