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Accounting word games and many more. For the accountant postulants, the technology facilitates them to gain materials to help to finish assignments given.
Seeing the phenomena and problems occur, the writer intends to design a set of Accounting reading material based on web. These materials are designed for
Accounting students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta. Having experienced attending English class in Accounting, the writer notices that reading
text given was quite tiring and boring to read. And even, it was not directly applicable to Accounting. From this point, the writer focuses on the designing
reading material, of course, which is integrated with grammar and vocabulary due to increase the quality of reading texts, to develop the students reading skill
generally, and to enhance the students’ vocabulary mastery specifically. Hopefully, this design gives positive contribution for English lecturers of
Accounting Program in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta, the Accounting student who takes English subject, Accounting Program of Sanata Dharma
University Yogyakarta, Accounting practitioners, and everyone who consider to Accounting Education.
1.2 Problem Formulation
Based on the discussion above, there are two main problems are intended to be solved:
1. How is a set of web-based English reading materials for Accounting
students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta designed? PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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2. What does the designed set of web-based English reading materials
look like?
1.3 Problem Limitation
The research is conducted to design a set of web-based English reading materials for Accounting Students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta. The
main purpose of this material design is to enhance students’ mastery in reading so that the students are able to understand the economic issues, to serve Financial
Statements, and to communicate Accounting Reports in English when they work as accountants. The design materials are limited into the intermediate English
reading skill needed by the Accounting students. Considering the urgency and the importance of mastering this skill, the
writer intends to develop a set of reading materials designed based on web- technology and to combine with English for Specific Purposes ESP.
The subject of this study is Accounting Program students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta. The writer chooses this university because it has
a good quality. Accounting Program graduates qualified and ready to work accountants. The Accounting Program also has been acrreditated A by DIKTI.
There have been many students of this universities working at the public, private, multi, and foreign companies including those who work as accountants.
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1.4 Research Objectives
Based on the problem formulation, the writer formulates two objectives in this research. They are as follows:
1. To find out how a set of web-based English reading materials for
Accounting students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta is designed.
2. To present a set of web-based English reading materials for
Accounting students in Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta.
1.5 Research Benefits
