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Third, SMK students usually have to take TOEIC Test of English for International Communication preparation before graduation to attain a certificate
which is used to apply a job. The students have to reach a minimum score of TOEIC if they want to get the certificate. Therefore, they need TOEIC preparation
materials to prepare and pass the test. Unfortunately, the school does not have the materials that are specially designed for TOEIC preparation.
C. Limitation of the Problem
Developing all types of materials above would consume much time. As this research was conducted in limited period of time, it was focused on the
developing English learning materials in the form of textbook for grade X students of Marketing Study Program of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul.
D. Formulation of the Problem
Based on the limitation of the problem above, the problem of the research can be formulated as follows:
1. What are the target needs of the grade X students of Marketing Study Program in SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul to learn English?
2. What are the learning needs of the grade X students of Marketing Study Program in SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul?
3. What are the appropriate English learning materials for the grade X students of Marketing Study Program in SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul?
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E. Objectives
The objectives of this research are: 1. to identify the target needs of the grade X students of Marketing Study
Program in SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul 2. to identify the learning needs of the grade X students of Marketing Study
Program in SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul 3. to develop appropriate English learning materials for the grade X students of
Marketing Study Program in SMK 2 Bantul
F. Research Significances
1. For the students It s expected that the developed English learning materials from this research
can help the students to improve their knowledge, their skills and competency in using and practising English fluently and appropriately. Thus, it can help the
students to improve their confidence to use English. 2. For the English teacher
The developed materials in this research can be used as a reference and the result of this research can influence the teacher to develop appropriate English
learning materials for the students. 3. For the other researcher
The result of this research can be used as a description for the other students of English Education department to conduct another research related to
developing appropriate English learning materials for certain groups of learners.
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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
The main objective of this research is to develop English learning materials that are appropriate for grade X students of Marketing Study Program at
SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Bantul. This chapter discusses some relevant theories about English curriculum in SMK, English for Specific Purposes, Content-Based
Instruction, Text-Based Instruction, English Learning Materials, Unit Design Development, Task Development, and Materials Evaluation before the conceptual
framework is drawn.
A. LITERATURE REVIEW 1. English in SMK
a. English Curriculum in SMK
Based on the Indonesian government’s rule about National Education System No 20 year 2003, curriculum is a set of plans and arrangements
of goals, teaching contents, learning materials, and also procedures which are used as the guidelines of classroom teaching-learning process to achieve certain
educational goals. In the beginning of year 2013, the Ministry of Education of Indonesian Republic has launched a new curriculum namely curriculum 2013.
This curriculum is developed considering the following principles: 1. learning process is “learner-centered”; students must have choices to the
materials they want to learn. Teachers facilitate them to learn,
