By Irfan Nugroho
Teaching Preposition of Place to Indonesians, especially to those who are at the eighth grade (Sekolah Menengah Pertama/Junior High School), can be something hard to do. It is because the Indonesians do only recognise one preposition – that of “di ....” – while in English, we have three basic preposition of place – that of “in, on, and at.”
Below procedure is my experience of how to teach “Preposition of Place” to Indonesian students at the eight grade. The classroom activity will take about 80 minutes and be started by a powerpoint presentation as the file also included herein.
A. Aims
Students are able to:
- Understand the concept of preposition of place
- Use preposition of place – in, on, at, next to, between, in front of, and behind – properly
- Be familiar with English Preposition of Place and therefore use it in daily life.
B. Activities
- Powerpoint presentation on preposition of place
- Where is X? X is in front of/ between/ next to/ behind.....
C. Procedures (80 minutes)
- Warming up (5 minutes)
At this session, teacher asks students, “Where are they?” in Bahasa Indonesia. Then, the teacher asks them, “Where is the painting?” in Bahasa Indonesia. As the students answered in Bahasa Indonesia, they would only use “di” for most of their answers. Since then, the teacher starts explaining the Preposition of Place through powerpoint presentation.
- Explanation – Presentation Stage (25 minutes)
The powerpoint included herein is what I have used to explain preposition of place. You may download it freely.
- Practice Stage (10 minutes)
At this stage, teacher asks students question like, “Where is someone?” and therefore will require four students to answer using either “in font of, behind, between, or next to.” (Please notice that I have 40 students within. They face one single screen and I face at them). Scoring is set by giving one point to those who can answer teacher’s question using preposition of place properly.
- Production Stage (35 minutes)
As they have a little bit understood when to use either “in front of, behind, between, or next to” as well as “in, on, and at,” teacher gets students to carry the activity at “Practice Stage” by themselves.
One student delivers question asking where his/her classmate sits, and he/she must appoint four students to answer his/her question. Remember, the four students must use “in front of/ behind/ between/ next to.” Scoring system is set by one point for those who can propose the right answer and those who deliver questions.
As the class would get really active, you will find that this production stage will take a long time. More than that, it would get crowded if the students have really understood and comprehended the Preposition of Place in English as the teacher explains it clearly and understandably. However, it is all OK because the class is actually speaking class – not a sole grammar class.
Teaching Preposition of Place to Indonesians, especially to those who are at the eighth grade (Sekolah Menengah Pertama/Junior High School), can be something hard to do. It is because the Indonesians do only recognise one preposition – that of “di ....” – while in English, we have three basic preposition of place – that of “in, on, and at.”
Below procedure is my experience of how to teach “Preposition of Place” to Indonesian students at the eight grade. The classroom activity will take about 80 minutes and be started by a powerpoint presentation as the file also included herein.
A. Aims
Students are able to:
- Understand the concept of preposition of place
- Use preposition of place – in, on, at, next to, between, in front of, and behind – properly
- Be familiar with English Preposition of Place and therefore use it in daily life.
B. Activities
- Powerpoint presentation on preposition of place
- Where is X? X is in front of/ between/ next to/ behind.....
C. Procedures (80 minutes)
- Warming up (5 minutes)
At this session, teacher asks students, “Where are they?” in Bahasa Indonesia. Then, the teacher asks them, “Where is the painting?” in Bahasa Indonesia. As the students answered in Bahasa Indonesia, they would only use “di” for most of their answers. Since then, the teacher starts explaining the Preposition of Place through powerpoint presentation.
- Explanation – Presentation Stage (25 minutes)
The powerpoint included herein is what I have used to explain preposition of place. You may download it freely.
- Practice Stage (10 minutes)
At this stage, teacher asks students question like, “Where is someone?” and therefore will require four students to answer using either “in font of, behind, between, or next to.” (Please notice that I have 40 students within. They face one single screen and I face at them). Scoring is set by giving one point to those who can answer teacher’s question using preposition of place properly.
- Production Stage (35 minutes)
As they have a little bit understood when to use either “in front of, behind, between, or next to” as well as “in, on, and at,” teacher gets students to carry the activity at “Practice Stage” by themselves.
One student delivers question asking where his/her classmate sits, and he/she must appoint four students to answer his/her question. Remember, the four students must use “in front of/ behind/ between/ next to.” Scoring system is set by one point for those who can propose the right answer and those who deliver questions.
As the class would get really active, you will find that this production stage will take a long time. More than that, it would get crowded if the students have really understood and comprehended the Preposition of Place in English as the teacher explains it clearly and understandably. However, it is all OK because the class is actually speaking class – not a sole grammar class.
Below procedure is my experience of how to teach “Preposition of Place” to Indonesian students at the eight grade. The classroom activity will take about 80 minutes and be started by a powerpoint presentation as the file also included herein.
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