2. To present a set of supplementary instructional grammar materials using
Contextual Teaching and Learning for the 11
th
grade students of SMAN 1 Depok Yogyakarta.
E. Research Benefits
The result of this research should be beneficial for some parties. a
Teachers For teachers, this research could be a recommendation for them to encourage
the students in mastering English grammar. This material design might help the teachers to improve their techniques, strategies, and creativity in teaching
English grammar for Senior High School. b
Students For students, this study was expected to help them to be better in learning
English grammar by correlating it to their real life experience, which would attract their interest in learning.
c Future Researchers
For future researchers, this research finding was expected to be an inspiration in contributing a meaningful idea to create a material design for them and in
searching another finding.
F. Definition of Terms
In order to avoid readers’ misconception, the writer gives definitions of some terms used in research.
1. Instructional Design
Instruction refers to the process of teaching; knowledge or teaching given Hornby, 1955: 619, and Design refers to the plan developed to guide
educational activity in a situation or the plan which can be inferred by an analyst of that activity Houle, 1978: 230. Instructional design is the
systematic process of translating general principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and learning
http:www.coe.uh.educoursescuin6373whatisid.html, accessed on July 27, 2009. In this study, instructional design is the instructional learning plan
developed as a guideline for teaching educational knowledge or activity. 2.
Contextual Teaching and Learning Contextual teaching and learning CTL is a learning concept which helps
teachers relating learning material to learners’ real life situation, and encouraging learners to make a correlation between the knowledge possessed
and its application in their daily life Muslich, 2007: 41. In this study, CTL is a concept which guides the teacher to design contextual instructional grammar
materials, in which the context here refers to the real life situation related to the learners’ actual experiences and surroundings.
3. Grammar
Grammar is the rules by which words change their forms and are combined into sentences, or the study or use of these rules Longman, 2001: 795.
According to Jackson 1990: 3, grammar is the structure or organizing PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
principles of language. In this study, grammar is the rules or principles of forming phrases and sentences to be an acceptable English language form.
4. Supplementary instructional material
According to the Longman 2001: 1892, supplementary is an adjective to describe something which is provided in addition to what already exists. In
this study, the supplementary instructional material refers to the grammar materials which become a supplement for those which have existed on
students’ English textbook at Senior High School. 5.
SMAN 1 Depok, Yogyakarta SMAN 1 Depok, Yoyakarta is a public school which is located at Babarsari,
Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This Senior High School has 18 classes which consist of grade X, XI, XII. However, this study is applied to the second grade
students or grade XI which consists of Social and Science programs. Both programs are presented with the same grammar topics in English learning.
This school has implemented School-based Curriculum KTSP since academic year of 20062007.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
