CERITA ASING YANG DIGEMARI ANAK SD: SEBUAH KAJIAN UNSUR INTRINSIK

This study aims at investigating the intrinsic elements of foreign stories which primary school kids are interested in. The locations of this study were primary schools 1 and 3 Banjar Jawa as city primary schools, primary schools 1 Sangsit and primary school 1 Temukus as outskirt primary schools, primary school 2 Jineng Dalem and primary school Banjar as country primary schools. The subjects of the study were determined by using Stratified Random Sampling Technique with the number of samples 180 kids (30 kids in each primary school). The data related to interest or preference, were collected through questionnaire, while the data concerning the understanding of intrinsic elements were collected through test. The obtained data were then analyzed qualitatively. The result of the study shows that the intrinsic elements of the stories are the elements influencing the interests of the primary school kids in stories. The story writers for young kids, therefore, are required to design stories for kids with strong, well organized intrinsic generic structure.