Abstract
This research and development (R&D) aimed at 1) developing reading material for the fifth grade students of elementary schools in tourism area, and (2) investigating the quality of the material developed. To gather the data, this study used scoring rubric, questionnaires, observation sheets, interview guide, and test. This study used the development model proposed by Sugiyono (2011) and was developed based on the characteristics of good reading material proposed by Tomlinson (1998). The results showed that (1) reading material was developed by involving some of local contents and (2) reading material had high validity and practicality and was proven to be effective. It then can be concluded that to make good quality of a reading material, the development of it should involve local content and should be based on the criteria of good material.
Highlights
Learning English as a foreign language is very essential
The potency involves the remains of Kusuma, Developing Reading Material for Elementary Students in Tourism Area by Inserting Local Culture colonialism of Netherland, some old and magnificent temples, and etc
The object of this study was reading material where the content of the material was about local culture (Balinese culture) which was close with students‟ lives such as traditional clothes, traditional foods and drinks, animals which exist in Bali, parts of the body, and public places
Summary
Learning English as a foreign language is very essential. This is due to the fact that English is internationally-used language that connects people around the world. A good English competence has to be acquired. It becomes a great demand in Indonesia which has a lot of tourist destinations like Bali as well-known island around the world. Buleleng regency is one of the regencies in Bali which has some great potency in tourism. The potency involves the remains of Kusuma, Developing Reading Material for Elementary Students in Tourism Area by Inserting Local Culture colonialism of Netherland, some old and magnificent temples, and etc. Those, become the one of destinations that visitors must visit
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