Teachers’ Perceptions about Using Tynker as English Learning Media to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill at Elementary School

The purpose of this study is to explore the extent of the teacher's perception about tynker program as a media to facilitate the students’ achievement in speaking skill at Elementary School in Indonesia. The participants of this research are six elementary school teachers in Medan. All teachers teach English for grade four students. Some teachers in Medan are not quite familiar with Tynker as media which can facilitate students to achieve learning objectives. After the teachers were showed the use of Tynker in learning children, the interview session was conducted. The Sociocultural theory was used to analyse the data. This research discussed that by using Tynker the teacher can (1) plan and organize classroom instructions and lessons (2) use hints, prompts, and direct instruction to help children improve their ability levels (3) provide specific prompts to move the child progressively forward toward a goal.