Mother Tongue-based Literacy Programmes: Case Studies of Good ...

No. Material Time1. The Policy of Subang District 60 minutes2. The Duty of Competency Tutors 120 minutes3. Functional Relations 180 minutes4. Curriculum 120 minutes5. Learning Management 120 minutes6. Learning Assessment Systems 120 minutes7. Module Discussion 120 minutes8. Micro Teaching 20 minutesLearning MaterialsBased on the results from the learners’ needs assessment, learning materials were developed through thecollaborative efforts of programme managers, tutors, and the learners, themselves. Reflecting learners’stated needs, the learning materials was of practical value to the community:• Content was focused on improvement and development of reading, writing and arithmetic skills,entrepreneurship, and mastery of both the national and the local language (mother tongue)• Content was presented using a variety of participative approaches, especially for those materialsadhering to business management.•••Content reflected efforts to solicit learners’ participation in problem solving.Content and medium of learning materials were interesting and comprehensible for tutors.The type of learning materials met the everyday needs of the learners in Kampung Cibago.A major component of the learning materials was the Sundanese bi-monthly brochure called "BuletinKejar," which cost a little over US$8.00 an issue. It was issued 24 times a year at nearly US$200.00. As Table3 indicates, the KFBI programme produced numerous kinds of learning material.Table 3: Types of Learning Material Produced through KFBIType of Learning Material Number Level of Literacy24 sets BasicBuletin Kejar12 sets Intermediate12 sets AdvancedEnvironment Poster 4 sets AdvancedHealth Poster 3 sets AdvancedCollective Business Poster 3 sets AdvancedLearning Materials in Indonesian and SundaneseEnvironment Health 2 sets AdvancedMaking Proposals 2 sets AdvancedHow to Make a Good Place for Business 2 sets AdvancedHow to Manage Business and Capital 2 sets AdvancedGadung Processing (snack food) 2 sets AdvancedBusiness Management 2 sets Advanced[ 116 ]