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.

B. Problem Limitation

The study was limited to the listening ability to assist the first grade students PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 4 of tourism department in SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta to gain more listening practice as the basic skill in order to improve their English speaking competence. The writer chose SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta because SMK Negeri 4 Yogyakarta has been one of the favorite vocational schools and has an English language laboratory. The English language laboratory is a good facility to develop students’ communicative skills, especially the listening skill, because the students have a sound-proof class that keeps them undisturbed by the noise from outside. Moreover, SMK Negeri 4 Yogyalarta is one of the vocational schools who has tourism department that prepares their students to work in tourism industry. Besides, the reason for choosing the first grade students of tourism department in SMK NEGERI 4 Yogyakarta was because they are in the first step of their education, so they are familiar with the spoken English since the first level of their education. Moreover, they are prepared to enter the working world right after they graduate. Since they are in the tourism department, they will use English as the foreign language to communicate, especially when they have to communicate with native speakers. Therefore, this study was focused on designing a set of English instructional materials for the first grade students of tourism department in vocational high school. The writer used authentic materials as the materials to develop their listening skill.

C. Problem Formulation

Considering the previous explanation, the problems were formulated as follows: 5 1. How is a set of English instructional listening materials for the first grade students of tourism department in SMK Negeri 4 Yogyakarta designed? 2. What does the designed set of English instructional listening materials for the first grade students of tourism department in SMK Negeri 4 Yogyakarta look like?

D. Objectives of Study