The Syllabus is arranged based on the Content Standard; it contains Lesson Identity, Competence Standard and Basic Competence, Learning
Material, Learning Activities, Indicator, Assessment, Time Allocation and Sources. Therefore the Syllabus , basically answers problems as follows the
explanation of each number of the columns in the syllabus : 1
What competencies should be achieved by students according to The Content Standard Competence Standard and Basic Competence
2 What Learning material should be discussed and learned by the students
to achieve the Content Standard . 3
What learning activities should be created by the teacher to enable the students interact with learning sources
4 What indicators should be formulated to know the target achievement of
the Competence Standard and the Basic Competence . 5
How to know the competence achievement based on the indicator ,which is as the guidance in determining kind and aspect that will be assessed
6 How long does it take to achieve the Content Standard
7 What sources can be used to achieve certain competence
BSNP, 2006:923
e. Literacy Levels Literacy is the ability to read and write language Celce-Murcia 2000:239
In The Content Standard , there are 4 Literacy levels for 4 levels of
education in Indonesia : 1
Performative Level for Primary School The students are able to write, to read, to listen, and to speak by using
symbols. They can use English to accompany actions, participate in classroom and school interactions, recognise simple written English.
2 Functional Level for Junior High School
The students are able to use language, to fulfill their daily needs such as reading news paper, manual or instruction
3 Informational Level for Senior High School
The students are able to access knowledge using language capability, use English in informal and formal contexts
4 Epistemic Level for University
The students are able to express knowledge into target language. doing reasearch, writing reports, lecturing etc., use English for aesthetic
purposes Wells,1987 in BSNP, 2006:211
English learning in Junior High School has target so that the students can achieve the Functional level, meaning that they can communicate in both
spoken and written language in daily context.
In the Functional Level Learners can : 1
use English to get things done 2
use English for survival purposes buying and selling, asking and giving permission, making and canceling appointments, reading and writing
simple texts, reading popular science, etc.
f. The Goal of Learning
According to the Process Standard in Chapter IV paragraph 20 of The Content Standard the communicative purposes of text are :
1 To give direction procedure
2 To describe descriptive
3 To entertain narrative
4 To retell recount
5 To report report
The Communicative purpose applies in all text forms : 1
Transactional conversation 2
Interpersonal conversation 3
Short functional texts spoken and written 4
Monologue 5
Essay
g. Communicative Competence
Based on the competency model developed by Celce Murcia et.al as cited in Depdiknas 2003, that communicative competence is discourse competence
or a person’s ability to understand and create discourse. Discourse is simply interpreted as text both spoken and written. To achieve the discourse
competence, it needs mastering the proponent competencies. Those proponent competencies are :
1 Linguistics Competence, it is the understanding and ability to apply aspect
of grammar, vocabulary, pronounciation, and spelling correctly 2
Actional Competence, it is the ability to use language to express communicative function language act : spoken and written
3 Socio-Cultural Competence, it is the ability to state and receive message
correctly according to sosio cultural context 4
Strategic Competence, it is the ability and skill to be applied in various communication strategies how to handle the communication problems.
So far, there have been some competence principles related to the language from various perspectives. The general idea of School based curriculum is
based on the model of Competence proposed by Celce-Murcia et.al 1995:10.
Language means Communication, not only a set of rules. The implication is that the model of formulated competence is the model which prepares
language learners to communicate with language and to participate with language society.This model is called communicative competence. The
diagram below is the model of communicative competence that shows that the discourse competence is the primary competence.
Figure 2.1 The Model of Communicative Competence Celce-Murcia 1995:10
This model is used as the basic of the domain of English lesson material for
Junior High School in Supporting Competence BSNP,2006:212, that is : Linguistics Competence using grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling
, Socio Cultural Competence using idiom, speech act acceptably in variety context of communication , Strategy Competence Handling communication
problem in communication process in many ways so that the communication still keep going , and Discourse Competence using instrument to form discourse
h. Competence Standard and Basic Competence SKKD of KTSP
