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as to enrich our education as well as inventing new kinds of Contextual Teaching and Learning concept which can work in our education.
G. Definitions of Terms
1. Design
Design is defined as the general arrangement or planning a new set of materials to guide educational activity in a situation Houle, 1978: 230. Adopting this
meaning, the writer elaborates the word “design” as a plan how a set of instructional speaking materials using Contextual Teaching and Learning for the
second grade of language program at senior high school will look like.
2. Instructional Materials
Instructional materials refer to any materials which are specifically written for the teachers, instructors and students to achieve the objectives Dick Carey, 1937:
127. In this study the writer employs Contextual Teaching and Learning to develop a set of instructional speaking materials which will be used by the
English teachers in the second grade of senior high school.
3. Speaking
According to Nunan 1991: 43, speaking consists of producing systematic verbal utterance to convey meaning. In this study, learning speaking is integrated
into Contextual Teaching and Learning. It means that learning speaking is not only learning the expression but also learning to connect the expression with the
daily context. The students are expected to understand the meaning of language and its use in the context of daily life and to be able to express it in
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4. Contextual Teaching and Learning
Contextual Teaching and Learning is a concept of learning method that helps the teacher to teach subject matter by placing it in the real context and relating to
students’ previous experience Nurhadi, 2004: 103. In this study, the writer uses Contextual Teaching and Learning as a method to teach speaking skill with the
topics taken from real life condition. Henceforth, in this study, Contextual Teaching and Learning is abbreviated as CTL.
5. Students of Senior High School
Senior high school is a continuation of the education development from junior high school. This level of education should be finished in three years. The
students are those whose ages about 15-19 years old. Students in senior high school are assumed as continuing learner of English. They learn English from
elementary to junior high school; so that in senior high school they are expected to attain informational level of literacy; which means they can access knowledge
using their language.
6. The second Grade of SMA Stella Duce 1 Yogyakarta
SMA Stella Duce 1 is located in Jl. Sabirin 1-3 Yogyakarta. Based on statistical data 2006 for the second year, SMA Stella duce 1 has eleven classes. There are
five classes of science program, five classes of social program, and one class of language program.
7. The Second Grade of Language Program
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