NEEDS FOR ENGLISH LEARNING MATERIALS THAT ACCOMODATE STUDENTS’ LEARNING STYLES

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the needs to develop learning materials that accommodate students’ learning styles in the implementation of the Emancipation curriculum. The learning styles include: Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. The subjects of this research were the 7th grade students and teachers at one of the junior high schools in Buleleng Regency. Data collection was carried out through extensive analysis of observations and document analysis, questionnaires and interview guides. Qualitative approaches were used to analyze the data in this research. The research results show that the learning process is still monotonous and lacks variety, therefore both teachers and students considered it was important to develop English Language Learning Materials that incorporate students’ learning styles. There are two topics used in the developed materials, namely "Introduction Yourself and Others" and "Describing People".  In learning activities, students have various learning styles, but the learning style that most students  Kinesthetic.