Problem Limitation Problem Formulation
3 means using authentic texts Miller, 1995. Thus, in this study the writer uses
authentic materials as the main materials in designing a set of English instructional listening materials for the first semester students of the first grade of vocational high
school especially tourism department students. Authentic texts, according to Miller 1995 are any spoken texts which have
not been specially prepared for language learners, and they are often delivered via technologies like radio, televisionvideo, and the Internet or CD. As we know,
language is introduced visually and aurally. We can find a lot of information through spoken mass media, such as television, radio, or internet. Furthermore, researchers
now suggest that some people spend over a quarter of the time they are awaken listening to mass media. Considering the phenomenon, the authentic materials can be
used as good materials to teach listening in order to give the opportunity to the learners to improve their English spoken competence. By using authentic materials
students can get benefit of being exposed to the language used by native speakers for authentic materials are materials designed for native speakers of English used in the
classroom in a way similar to the one it was designed for. From the explanation above, the writer intended to design a set of English
instructional listening materials, which are interesting and enjoyable to learn through authentic materials as the main materials in designing a set of English Instructional
listening materials the first grade students of tourism department in vocational high school.