Besse Darmawati, Muhammad Asfah Rahman, Abdul Halim
Literature-based instruction is one of teaching language strategies by using literature, while literature is a beneficial material resource in language teaching and learning process. Therefore, literature-based instruction gains an increasingly important place in field of teaching, including teaching English. Particularly in teaching English as Foreign Language (EFL), literature-based instruction gives opportunities to the students to explore their interpretative abilities (Lazar, 1993) and (Gill, 1995). Besides, literature-based instruction gives also opportunities to the teacher to explore his/her innovation in gaining many instructions into educational syllabus (Lazar, 1993). In line with this, this study aimed to investigate the implementation of Literature-Based Instruction in EFL classrooms in an Indonesian Junior High School. A qualitative case study employed in this study with an interview, observation, and documentation techniques of collecting data. The interview data were taken from the students and the English teacher; the observation data were taken from classroom activities when literature-based instruction applied; and the documentation data were taken from field notes, audio recordings, and the result of the students' tasks. The study result indicated that the implementation of literature-based instruction in the EFL classroom for Indonesian junior high school education is potentially developed concerning (1) the influence to improve the students' interpretative ability that generally has educational values, such as messages which motivate students to learn, do the best struggle to find out a better destiny, and take enthusiasm to achieve a better future; and (2) the influence to improve the teacher's innovations and creativities in term of providing interesting instructions and comfortable classroom atmosphere. © 2020 Asian E F L Journal Press. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
