Abstract
It is widely accepted that the use of learning materials which accommodates students� schemata is much more effective than the ones outside student�s present knowledge background. The objectives of this study are to describe the students� learning style distribution and their perception on local oriented and learning style-based English learning materials in Bengkulu Province. The respondents were senior high school students in Bengkulu Province. The results show that : 1) the English learning materials can present a well-designed English learning materials for senior high schools students; 2) the English learning materials with picture stories and visual and audio learning media help students learn English; 3) the learning materials have been designed very well according to the students; 4) as reported by the students the strengths of the English learning materials is that it provides new information on tourism places in Bengkulu Province for the students, 5) the learning materials (the text books and VCD/CD) could improve their motivation to learn English. It can be concluded that local oriented and learning style-based learning materials can be not only more effective but also preferred by the students.
Highlights
The English learning results of junior high-school student in Bengkulu Province viewed from national examination result (NEM) is still far from satisfactory and the improvement from year to year is not significant
Priyono states that more than 90% of English teachers in Indonesia admitted that the learningteaching processes (PBM) of English could not succeed while the solution during this time was more focused on the method of teaching, the quality and quantity of learning materials available, quality and quantity of media and learning facility available, quality and quantity of English teachers, and quality and quantity of learning activity of English teaching inside and outside the class
The main objective of this study is to see, “How do senior high-school students perceive the English learning materials which have been designed based on three different learning styles and local oriented resources? The questions addressed in this research are as follows: 1) How is the learning style of senior high-school students in Bengkulu province?
Summary
The English learning results of junior high-school student in Bengkulu Province viewed from national examination result (NEM) is still far from satisfactory and the improvement from year to year (if available) is not significant. According to the association entrepreneur in Indonesia (HKI), there are at least 25000 courses registered in Indonesia which half of them are English courses (cited in Cahyono and Widiawati, 2002). This number is not yet included the English courses in small scales or unregistered ones and the learning activities by inviting private teachers to homes. The facts show that very few who learns English succeeds to master the foreign language and get benefit out of it such as to get a proper job, to get additional income, to get a higher position, to get scholarship for further study or joining short training in an English speaking country
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