Objective of the Research Significance of the Research
the confusion arised in the Indonesia education, the new Education Ministry made a decision that is applied in 20142015 academic year. Schools that are considered
to be ready to apply Curriculum 2013 are permitted to continue using the curriculum, while schools that are not ready enough can change back to KTSP.
The curriculum of vocational high schools in KTSP and Curriculum 2013 is quiet different. The base of KTSP curriculum is stated in the Governments
’ Regulation No.192005 by Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan BSNP which
states the use ofthe Standard of Content in the Governments ’ Regulation
No.222006. In the Standard of Content, vocational school competencies include three levels: novice, elementary, and intermediate, while in Curriculum 2013 all
competencies in regular high school and vocational school are simply the same. In this study, the researcher is trying to use KTSP as the guide to develop the
materials since SMKN 1 Pundong as the subject of this study employs KTSP. Because the research is conducted for X grade students, the materials are based on
the standard of competencies and basic competence at novice level. The following table presents the school-based Curriculum which is
employed to develop materials in this research.
Table 2.1. Standard of Competence and Basic Competence Standard of Competence Basic Competence
Standard of Competence Basic Competence
1. Communicating in English on the level of Novice
1.1 Understanding the basic language functions
for the
daily social
interactions. 1.2 Mentioning the names of things,
person, characteristics, time, days, months, and years.
1.3 Describing the name of things, person, characteristics, time, days,
months, and years. 1.4 Producing a simple speech or
communication for
the basic
function. 1. 5 Explaining the continuous activity.
1. 6 Understanding the memo and simple menu, schedule of travelling and
traffic lights. 1. 7 Understanding the foreign words and
terms and also simple sentences based on thedictionary.
1. 8 Writing simple invitations. 2. Communicating in English
on the level of Elementary 2.1 Understanding the simple daily
conversations in
the personal
professional context. 2.2 Making short notes or simple
messages in adirect interaction and using device.
2.3 Making the list of duties and education background in the written
and spoken forms. 2.4
Telling the
past and
future experience.
2.5 Telling many kinds of language functions
2.6 Understanding simple instructions. 2.7
Understanding short
messages, direction and list, words and
sentences that are received. 3. Communicating in English
on the level of Intermediate 3.1 Understanding the monologue in a
certain situation of job. 3.2 Understanding the conversations
with the foreigners. 3.3 Making a report.
3.4 Understanding how to use the equipments manually.
3.5 Understanding the simple business letters.
3.6 Understanding
the technical
document. 3.7 Writing a business letter and a
simple report.
English itself in vocational highs school is categorized as an adaptive subject matter which has the goal to prepare the studentsto have a good
communication in both written and oral English based the context, especially the one exists in their discipline. It is important since the students have to be
compentence in facing the era where technology plays a key role. They are expected to be able to compete globally since computer and networking are
getting sophosticated in the modern world. As what is expected from vocational high school students, they have to be more skilful rather than students from
regular high school in many ways. After the students graduate, they have a wide opportunity to work as
computer technicians, website administrators, and other professions related to IT industry. Students of computer engineering and networking program also can
continue study in the higher education such as in Technology and Informatics major or Computer Science major. They have large prospects and chances to be
successful, mainly in computer and networking area that always needs capable people to work in.