competence, solving the problem that appears in communication process, and discourse competence.
In addition, as stated in Indonesian curriculum, English belongs to one of the subjects in the national examination of vocational high school. The students
are supposed to master the four language skills and language components. According to Mackey quoted by Bambang Setyadi 2006: 23, there are three
main influences that determine that learning namely linguistic, social and psychological one. In the linguistic term, the influence deals with the differences
between the target language, English, and the mother tongue in the realm of grammar, vocabulary, and phonology.
2.1.2 Teaching English as a Foreign Language
English is the first foreign language which is taught. Moore 2007:2 states that “teaching can be defined as the action of a person imparting skill or knowledge or
giving instruction; the job of a person who teach.” Teaching English as a foreign language means taeching English to students that their native language is not
English. In addition, Ramelan 1994:1 states that; “Teaching English in Indonesia is teaching a language to whose native
language is quite different both phonologically and grammatically from that of foreign language. Therefore, it is difficult for Indonesian students
to learn English”. From statement above, I infer that being foreign language teacher, especially
English teacher is not easy task. Since English is a foreign language for Indonesian students, it may cause some problems such as spelling, pronunciation,
grammar, intonation, etc. For Indonesian students, English is a kind of new language so it is a bit difficult to be learned. Another reason is that they have
spoken their native language at first, which will interference with their acquisition of new language. In fact, in teaching English, a teacher has an important role. A
creative and innovative teacher is needed. The aim of teaching English to Senior High School students is to develop
four skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In fatc, in mastering these skills the students are also supposed to master language components; grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation. According to BNSP 2006:278, the goals of teaching English are as follows;
1. To improve spoken and written communicative competence to reach functional literacy level.
2 To give an understanding of the basic and the competence of English to compete with other students from over the world in the global era
3. To improve students‟ understanding about the relationship between language and culture.
In supporting the goals of teaching English to Senior High School students, the BNSP National Education Standard Council has organized the
standard competence and basic competence that should be reached by the students.
2.1.3 General Concept of Cooperative Learning
