Speaking Skills and the Aspects of Speaking

14 achieved, because the graduate students of vocational school are expected to fill a job vacancy based on the students’ proficiency and major program. According to Kayi 2006:1, communicative language teaching and collaborative learning are appropriate for this aim. Based on the Richard 2006:2, the goals of language teaching today is being able to use the language for meaningful communication. The most important aspect in the communication is fluency. In line with the statement above, Harmer 2001:85 explains that the communicative language teaching is a good approach to get a good fluency because it involves the students in real-life situations that require communication. By using this method in ESLEFL classes, the students will have a lot of opportunities to communicate with each other in the target language. The scope of English in vocational school includes three aspects Depdiknas , 2006:384. There are presented below. 1 The communication basic of English at novice level. 2 The communication basic of English at elementary level. 3 The communication basic of English at intermediate level. Based on the graduation competence standard SKL of vocational schools, English as one of subjects in the school has two main aims Depdiknas , 2006: 384. There are presented below. 1 The students are able to get knowledge and basic skills of English to support their major competency. 15 2 The students apply their mastery of knowledge and basic skills of English to communicate both in the spoken and written forms at the intermediate level since they have passed the novice and the elementary levels. In addition, according to Depdiknas 2006:385, the standard of competency and the basic competence of vocational school at the elementary level, for the eleventh grade of vocational school. Table 1: Standard of Competency and Basic Competence of Vocation Elementary Level Standard of Competency Basic Competence 2. Being able to communicate in English at the elementary level 2.1 Understanding daily conversations both in the professional and individual contexts with non-native speakers. 2.2 Understanding simple messages through direct and indirect communication. 2.3 Describing jobs and a background of studies both written and orally. 2.4 Describing past events and future working plans. 2.5 Expressing different kinds of intention. 2.6 Understanding simple instructions. 2.7 Understanding and writing short messages, instructions and directions using correct words and punctuation.

b. The Students of Vocational School

The students’ age range of vocational school is about sixteen to eighteen in the normal stage. Teaching students whose age range between twelve and eighteen is similar teaching in “young adults” or “teens” Brown, 2001:61. In line with Brown, Harmer 2001:38-39 argues that learners in secondary schools are included as adolescent or teenagers.