DEVELOPING ISLAMIC TEACHING MATERIAL FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES AT SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 2 TARAKAN
This study aims to develop English teaching materials incorporating Islamic content, specifically designed for speaking activities in the seventh grade of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Tarakan. The research applied a development methodology adapted from the Branch’s ADDIE model, which includes the phases of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. However, this study focused only on the first three phases. Research instruments included interview guidelines, student need questionnaires, media validation forms, material validation forms, and student response questionnaires. Validation was conductes by media and material expert. The teaching material was tested with students through both smallscale and large-scale trials. The feasibility results showed: 1) media expert validation scored 85% (categorized as “Highly Feasible”), 2) material expert validation scored 86% (Highly Feasible”), and 3) student responses scored 84% (“Very Good”) in the small-scale trial and 87% (“Very Good”) in the large-scale trial. Therefore, the islamic content based english teaching material developed in this study is suitable as a learning model to support speaking skill among seventh grade students.