3 Therefore, this research aims to produce the Communication Practice
Model which focuses on promoting students to practice speaking in order to help students communicate. Thus, the Communication Practice Model involves
Fluency Development strand by Nation 2007 so that communication in English can be engaged.
Coxhead 2010:4 says, “Three meaning-focused strands called meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, and fluency focus on the
communication of meaning.” Besides, since the Communication Practice Model also employs Communicative Language Teaching and Contextual Teaching
Learning, fluency strands by Nation is used. As a result, the Fluency Development strand can be appropriate to help students communicate using English. This
research provides a Communication Practice Model as a module for practicing communication. Students are expected to practice their speaking so that they can
communicate by using English. The Communication Practice Model expects students to be able to communicate internationally in the future.
B. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Communication is essential in people lives. Littlejohn and Foss 2008:2 say, “Communication is one of those everyday activities that is intertwined with
all of human life.” Communication exists in the daily life context. However, in connecting to global world, communication in English is important. English as an
international language is required for communicating globally.
4 Language is needed for communication. Thus, learning language will
help in communicating. English language institutions may facilitate in developing communication. English should be practiced and taught to enable students in
interacting and facing the global world. By learning English, interaction and communication with other people in the world can be achieved. Thus, practicing
communication in English can give opportunity for students to develop themselves in global world.
Particularly, students of the vocational high schools should have ability to cooperate to other people. Students of the Vocational high schools are prepared
to work when they graduate. They should be able to communicate especially in English so that they can work together.
“Communicating fluently in English allows
you to connect to people” www.kucampus.kaplan.edu. Thus, English is important subject for them. Therefore, this research provides Communication
Practice Model which uses Fluency Development strands, Communicative Language Teaching and Contextual Teaching Learning to promote students to
practice speaking so that they have ability to communicate in English. Besides, the Communication Practice Model allows students to practice in order to help
students common to communicate.
C. PROBLEM LIMITATION
In constraining this research, some points are being the focus of this research. This research focuses on five points. Firstly, this research focuses on
5 development of the communication practice. Since students of the vocational high
schools are prepared for working, being able to communicate is required. Besides, in global world, they should be able to interact and compete with other so this
research tends to focus on productive skill which is speaking. Here, students are expected to practice communicating so that they will be familiar to communicate.
Secondly, it focuses on the communication practice model, combined with the materials which are related to vocational high schools grade ten. Thirdly, this
model involves the Fluency Development strand of language course strands by Nation 2007: 1, the Communicative Language Teaching and the Contextual
Teaching Learning. The Fluency Development strand will be the focus of the Communication Practice Model since the model will be concerned with reading,
listening, writing and speaking. Fourthly, the Communication Practice Model will be a module or book
for practicing to communicate or speak. This module will be used by teacher and students. Lastly, this product is for tenth grade students of the vocational high
schools of all of programs. The reason is that students of all programs can use the Communication Practice Model so not only students of a certain program who can
use this model. Further explanation about participants will be on Chapter III. In conclusion, the Communication Practice Model utilizes Fluency
Development strand that focuses on reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Thus, the activities in the model involve those four English skills. However, this
model gives more attention in practicing to speak. This model adapts activities and materials using Communicative Language Teaching and Contextual Teaching
6 Learning. The materials are also related to syllabus of the vocational high schools
for tenth grade so the model can be suitable for students of grade ten. Therefore, Communication Practice Model helps students practice communicating.
D. STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTION
