3. For the teachers and students of other vocational high schools
The designed materials can also be applied in other vocational high schools with the same department, that is applied-fine art department as alternative materials
in teaching English.
4. For the other researchers
This study will give other researchers a reference to conduct further research.
F. Definition of Terms
This study provided the definition of some important terms in order to clarify the concepts of the study. The terms that would be defined are the 2006 Edition of
School-Based Curriculum, Integrated Materials, Grade X Students, and the Applied- Fine Art Department of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta.
1. The 2006 Edition of School-Based Curriculum
Muslich 2007: 17 defines School-Based Curriculum as the curriculum which was proposed as the improvement of Competency-Based Curriculum. Badan Standar
Nasional Pendidikan states that the 2006 Edition of School-Based Curriculum for
Vocational High Schools is the curriculum that includes the overall teaching competencies for all subjects applied in Vocational High Schools. The purpose of
English School-Based Curriculum for Vocational High Schools is to facilitate the students in order to communicate using English in real-life situation. It focuses on
communicative tasks which consist of integrated skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing and language components.
2. Integrated Materials
Integrated materials are the materials which cover the four skills listening, speaking, reading, and writing which are interconnected each other. Richards and
Rodgers 2001: 208 state that the students are often involved in activities that link the skills, because this is how the skills are generally involved in the real world. The
topics for integrated materials are selected to provide coherence and continuity across skill areas and focus on the use of language in connected discourse rather than
isolated fragments.
3. Grade X Students
Grade X students are the students of the tenth school year after kindergarten who are usually 15- 16 years old. Grade X students of vocational high school are the
students of the first year of vocational high school who are facilitated vocational education in order to give them skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. They
are classified in level novice.
4. The Applied-Fine Art Department of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta
SMKN 5 Yogyakarta is located in Jalan Kenari 71 Yogyakarta. The general
department in SMKN 5 Yogyakarta is the applied-fine art department. The applied- fine art department of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta is the department that supports the
students to perform a certain skill especially for design of arts that function in everyday use. The applied-fine art department in SMKN 5 Yogyakarta is divided into
some sub-departments. They are visual art department, textile department, leather department, ceramic department, metal department, and wood department.
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