THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM TO VISUAL IMPAIRMENT LEARNERS AT MITRA NETRA FOUNDATION

safitri ningrum; drs. sigit sumarsono, m.pd.; nurhandayani, m. pd.;

NOVIA WULANDARI. NIM: 1001065154.The Implementation of English
Instructional Program to Visual Impairment Learners at Mitra Netra Foundation.
A Paper, Jakarta: The Study Program of English Education, The School of the
Teaching Training and Education, The University of Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr.
Hamka, 2014.
The research was held at the Mitra Netra Foundation. The objective of study
is to get full comprehension of English instructional program to visual impairment
learners. In order to get the aim, the observation has been carried out at a specific
institution which implements English instructional program to visual impairment
learners. This study would get the comprehension about: (1) what is the status of
English instructional program to visual impairment learners at Mitra Netra
Foundation?; (2) how is the implementation of English instructional program to
visual impairment learners at Mitra Netra Foundation if it is viewed from
instructional components?; (3) what is the evidence report dealing with English
program to visual impairment learners achievement in Mitra Netra Foundation?.
The method of the research was a descriptive explorative in qualitative
research. It emphasized on observation and exploration from a case that the
information has been not known yet. The research had been carried out from 4th
June to 27th August 2014. The data resources had been taken from Basic One
Adult English class in observation and the notes of interview with a staff and
English teacher. The techniques of collecting data were observation, interview and
documentation. The instruments of the research were the observer participant,
video recorder and observation checklist. The technique data analysis which was
used data triangulation.
In making conclusion, the research had found the answers of the research
problems. The answers are that: (1) the status of English instructional program is
non-formal; (2) Mitra has special requirements for the teachers. Meanwhile, for
the learners, there is no particular test for learners to be a student. The English
instructional materials and teaching aids are various and specialized for visual
impairment. The teacher and learners are having visual impairment problems. The
teacher uses a formal test and practice in speaking English to evaluate the
students‟ progress. (3) The form of student‟s achievement report is a letter that is
description to explain the result of student‟s achievement. The report will be given
after every twentieth meetings. Finally, the finding of the research is important for
teachers or people who want to be a teacher or an institution in order to be able to
develop the English instructional program as one of learning program for visual
impairment learners.