EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING USING TEACHING METHODS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF CHILDREN IN BLANG POROH VILLAGE

Recently, present English is not a compulsory subject at the elementary school level but only as one of the local content subjects. Even at the elementary school in Blang Poroh village, they were not introduced to English lessons. This is due to the lack of human resources in this field, whereas in reality most elementary schools in the city provide English as the compulsory subject. Economic factors and family educational background that cannot support additional lessons in the form of English learning courses are also factors inhibiting the low ability of Basic English in children. This further reinforces the stereotype that English is difficult to understand and learn. No learning English in elementary schools further weakens students' interest in knowing and learning English from scratch. Therefore, this service activity uses the TotalPhysical Response (TPR) method is intended to provide an introduction to Basic English learning for children. The community service activity was in the form of an introduction to Basic English material with 22 children participating who were divided into several groups according to their respective levels. The materials presented included introducing, alphabet, numbers, days, things in classroom, family, asking permission, and giving expressions. The results of this community service show an increase in children's initial understanding of basic English. A good initial understanding of basic English will support children's ability to communicate using simple English in everyday life.