DEVELOPING BILINGUAL PICTURE BOOKS MEDIA AS A TOOL OF LITERARY APPRECIATION AT GRADE IV OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

This study aim ed to find out the develop ment of bilingual picture book media as a tool of literary appreciation at grade IV of elementary school, to determine the feasibility of the bilingual picture book, and to find out students’ response to the bilingual picture book media . This research was conducted at SDN Kotasari involving 22 s tudents in class I V - A . 10 students were tested in a limited trial. Th e type of research refer red to the Borg and Gall model modified by Sugiyono. This model consist ed of six stages namely problem analysis, data collection, product design, design validation, design revision and product trial. The instruments used were questionnaires for media validation by lecturers and student questionnaire sheets. Based on the data analysis , several findings were obtained, among others, the quality of the bilingual picture book was categorized as very feasible with a percentage of 8 6 % according to two media experts, very feasible with a percentage of 82.5 % according to two linguists, and 91.5 % according to two material experts. Then, the percentage from the s tudent s’ responses was 89 % wit h very good categor y . Thus, it was concluded that bilingual picture book media could be used in learning literary appreciation at grade IV of elementary school.