CHAPTER I
A. The background
There are some bilingual schools in Batam that established longernfs than 15 years.
These schools are favorite, famous school and target of students' parents, even though they
have to pay school fee higher. To send their children to bilingual school becomes pride for
parents.
Globe National Plus School Batam is sample of bilingual school in Batam. There is
something special to Globe National Plus School Batam in which this school has a program
called “Development Program”. “Development Program” is a frame work or one package
that should be applied by each teacher in class. The program was designed by school
consultant. It has to be applied by teachers and students. This includes systems, approach,
method, strategy and techniques. All school communities are required to apply system and
obey rules in development program.
The school management keeps trying to give good services and trying to improve the
school quality in order to be different or has advantages from other bilingual schools. For
example school management provides in-service training to the teachers to be more qualified,
professional and fluent in delivering material of teaching in bilingual.
Globe National Plus School Batam also accepts transfer students from any schools,
even though the student did not come from a bilingual school or students can not speak
English at all. Through bilingual program the new students are given English special course
and extra lesson to catch-up these students. The school has target in three to sixth months, the
students will be able to adapt and study in bilingual class without any obstacles.
The writer intends to do research in Globe National Plus School Batam. This school
is well-known in Batam society with its bilingual program where a new student after getting
English course in 3 to 6 months, the students are fluent speak English there.
Based on the above description, the writer is interested in doing research to reveal
how the school has managed the students’ academic competence as required by the national
curriculum and development of students’ speaking competence as the enrichment or the plus
consequence. The title is “ The Profile of Bilingual Program in Globe National Plus School
Batam.
B. Problem Identification
It is important to describe the success of development program to improve primary
students’ speaking skill and the process of teaching English in Globe National Plus School
Batam as bilingual school. After knowing the background, condition and the advantages of
this school, the writer will describe process and factors to improve primary school students’
speaking skill. Then, writer will do research further to prove the success of program to
enhance students speaking, moreover for transfer students.
C. Problem Statement
Based on the background of the problem that has been stated above, here are some
research questions:
1. What is the bilingual program in Globe National Plus School Batam?
2. How is the process of English learning based on bilingual program?
3. Is the program successful to improve primary students’ speaking skill?
4. What challenges do students face?
5. What challenges do the teachers face (local and foreign teachers)
6. What is the role of parents to support student’s speaking skill?
7. Are there any problems to hire profesional teachers in bilingual (local and foreign
teachers)?
D. Problem Limitation
According to all problems above, the writer describe and analyze learning and
teaching process in Globe National Plus Batam as bilingual school especially in primary
class. The writer will not discuss all research problems above because it will take long time.
The writer would like to prove that bilingual school can improve primary students' speaking
skill by implementing a program. As problem limitation of this research, the writer would
like to discuss and find out the answer of the case no 1, 2 and 3 “What is the bilingual
program in Globe National Plus School Batam, How is the process of learning English
based on bilingual program, and Is the program successful to improve primary students’
speaking skill” To answer this question; firstly, the writer will identify programs that used in
bilingual school. Secondly, the writer will describe how teachers implement the program in
the classroom and the school environment. Thirdly, the writer will analyze and observe the
class when process of learning done whether the primary students can speak in English well.
Fourthly, the write ensure quality of teacher suit to requirement to be bilingual teacher.
Finally, writer will connect theory with findings in class or field whether the English
bilingual program can improve students' speaking skill.
Saya sarankan arah rumusan masalahnya adalah
“How is the process of bilingual based English
learning at Globe National Plus School Batam?”
dengan catatan Anda dapat menjamin bahwa data
tentang proses pembelajaran termaksud bisa Anda
dapatkan dengan cukup. Cara mendapatkan data dapat
berupa
kuesioner, observasi, tanya jawab, dan
penggalian dokumen.
E. Objectives of Research
As the writer have mentioned previously, Globe National Plus Batam is bilingual
school has Development Programs. This research aimed at describing, analysing and
explaining the programs of bilingual school that has direct impact to primary students'
speaking skill. The objectives are:
1. To describe bilingual programs that used at primary students in Globe National Plus
Batam.
2. To describe how Globe National Plus Batam implement English bilingual programs
to primary students.
3. To describe English bilingual programs of Globe National Plus Batam is successful
to improve primary students’ speaking skill.
F. Significances of Research
The research is expected to provide benefits for writer, Globe National Plus School,
teachers and also for further researcher.
1. For the writer
a) Be one of the graduation requirements for the Master of Education Program,
Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa, Yogyakarta.
b) To increase knowledge and understanding about the benefits of bilingual education
and the impact to improving the quality of education and students.
c) To assess the ability of the writer in conducting scientific research.
d) To know how Globe National Plus school implement bilingual program.
2. For Globe National Plus School
a) To give a positive input to Globe National Plus School Batam about their success in
implementing program bilingual especially to improve primary students’ speaking
skill.
b) To improve or revise its programs in order to be more qualified in the next time.
3. For the teachers
a) To support the teachers to be more professional in the implementation English
bilingual program.
b) To give input regarding the strengths and weaknesses of bilingual teachers in the
National Plus school.
c) To assess role and performance of teacher in implementing bilingual program and
whether match with the program of school consultant.
4. For further researchers
a) The findings of this research can be used as a comparison and evaluation of further
research on the same case by the other writers.