HOW NON-NATIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARN ENGLISH (A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON A GROUP OF SUNDANESE EARLY CHILDHOOD IN CIJEUNGJING SUB-DISTRICT, CIAMIS REGENCY, WEST JAVA – INDONESIA)

Abstract

Learning English for non-native early childhood is not easy (Hashemi & Azizinezhad, 2011), it includes in Indonesia notably in Ciamis Regency, West Java. It needs the appropriate methods, techniques and materials to help the non-native early childhood ease learning English. This study aims to report what appropriate method, technique, and material applied to teach English to non-native Sundanese early childhood in Ciamis regency, West Java Province. This study was carried out to a group of six non-native Sundanese early childhood. Afterwards, the writers set forth a research question: What appropriate method, technique, and material applied to teach English to non-native Sundanese early childhood? To answer the research question, the writers employed a desriptive study as suggested by Wragg (1999) and Fraenkel, Wallen, and Hyun (2012) at which they observed the process of teaching and learning English towards non-native Sundanese early childhood during September 2018 - February 2019. The results showed that the appropriate method applied in teaching English to non-native Sundanese early childhood was the Audio-Lingual Method (ALM). Meanwhile, the appropriate technique applied in teaching English to non-native Sundanese early childhood was drilling. In addition, the appropriate material applied in teaching English to non-native Sundanese early childhood was video such as BLIPPI. To sum up, through employing the appropriate method, technique, and material, the non-native Sundanese early childhood feel enjoyed and excited in learning English listening and conversation.

Keywords

• non-native early childhood, learning english