Communicative Language Teaching Approach (CLT) Using Picture As A Teaching Media As One Alternative Strategies To Improve The Learning Outcomes of The English Subject (Action Research at Sekolah Dasar (SD) Negeri 1 Sonorejo Blora in 2011/2012 Academic Year)

Abstract

This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of the English subject through CLT approach using picture as a teaching medium in Elementary School fourth grade students Sonorejo Blora first semester of odd academic year 2011/2012. This research is a classroom action research. The subject of this study was Elementary School fourth grade students 1 Sonorejo Blora totaling 24 students. Data collection uses the test method, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique uses interactive analysis that consists of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results showed that there was an enhancement in English language learning outcomes that can be seen from the improvement of student learning outcomes which is more than the minimum completeness criteria or more than 65. Prior to the research, the percentage of their minimum completeness criteria is 41.6. After applying the communicative language teaching approach using picture as a teaching media in English subject, the percentage of minimum completeness criteria changes into 95.8. To put it into another way, their score of the English subject changes from 62.1 to 95.2.