A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF INTERACTIVE CD: (A CASE STUDY AT
SERIES ENGLISH? NO PROBLEM! BY AKAL INTERAKTIF AS SELF
LEARNING MEDIA FOR 8-12 YEARS OLD
ENGLISH YOUNG LEARNERS)
Elisa Susanti, 1410130053. “A Content Analysis of Interactive CD: (A Case
Study at Series English? No Problem! by Akal Interaktif as Self Learning
Media for 8 – 12 Years Old English Young Learners)”.
The aims of this research are: 1) To know the variety materials in
interactive CD by Akal Interaktif (series: English? No Problem!), 2) To find out
the appropriate subject matters of interactive CD by Akal Interaktif (series:
English? No Problem!) to young learners at 8-12 years old., 3) To know the
appropriate games in interactive CD by Akal Interaktif (series: English? No
Problem!) to young learners at 8 - 12 years old.
The method that used in this research is qualitative especially content
analysis. The source of data is acquired from the contents of interactive CD by
Akal Interaktif (series: English? No Problem!). The techniques of collecting data
in this research consist of searching an interactive CD which containing of
English learning, playing an interactive CD by Akal Interaktif (series: English?
No Problem!), then write a transcript of all contents which in interactive CD by
Akal Interaktif series: English? No Problem. There are three steps of the technique
of analyzing data, such as reduction, data display and making conclusion as the
result of the analysis.
The result of this research shows that the English materials are explained
in two ways, such as game and tutorial. While the languages that used in
Interactive CD by Akal Interaktif (series: English? No Problem!) consist of
Bahasa as companion language and English (FL) that used in conversation and
games. There are three levels in this interactive CD, such as easy, medium and
hard. Each level have variant materials of grammar and conversation, a game in
each level also has different of difficulties. The appropriate subject matters in easy
level there are eight subject matters that appropriate to young learners at 8-9 years\ud
old and there are twelve subject matters that appropriate to young learners at 10-
12 years old. In medium level, there is an appropriate subject matter to the young
learners at 8-9 years old and three of the appropriate subject matters to the young
learners at 10-12 years old. In hard level, there is one of subject matters that
appropriate to young learners at 10-12 years. The games in easy level that
appropriate to young learners at 8-9 years consist of seven games and to young
learners at 10-12 years old consist of ten games. In medium level there are three
kinds of games for young learners at 8-9 years old and there are five games to the
young learners at 10-12 years old. While, the games that appropriate to the young
learners at 8-9 years old in hard level consist of three kinds of games and to young
learners at 10-12 years consist of five games.
Key Words: interactive CD for children, subject matters for EYL, games for
learning
