Open AccessEnglish Language Teaching Strategy for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Students
Author(s) -
Mifta Lasintia,
Prihantoro Prihantoro,
Sarwo Edy,
Desti Ariani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
linguists :/linguistics (bengkulu)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-5765
pISSN - 2355-2069
DOI - 10.29300/ling.v7i1.4247
Subject(s) - autism , autism spectrum disorder , psychology , comprehension , realization (probability) , data collection , mathematics education , teaching method , subject (documents) , developmental psychology , linguistics , computer science , sociology , philosophy , statistics , social science , mathematics , library science
This study aimed at investigating the realization of English language teaching strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) students, especially in terms of the implementation of teaching strategies. This study took place at SMPLB of Curup, Bengkulu, Indonesia. There was only one English teacher who taught ASD students, and the teacher was involved as the subject of this study. The data were garnered form interviews and document analysis. The data were further analyzed using an interactive model extending to data collection, data condensation, data display, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the teacher used three strategies in teaching children with autism, namely developing oral language comprehension, echolalia, and communication skills enhancement through the PECS method. In addition, the teacher also modified the form of the strategy according to the needs of students with autism.