Stating Goals and Listing the Topics Stating Learning Objectives

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a. Stating Goals and Listing the Topics

After obtaining data in research and information collecting, the writer formulated the goals for designing the English listening materials. The topics for each unit were also formulated in this step. The topics were developed based on the English syllabus and the current curriculum applied in SMPN 2 Yogyakarta which is the 2006 School-Based Curriculum. These are the units and topics: Table 4.2: The Units and the Topics in the Designed Materials Unit Title Topics 1 Hello, My Friends Introduction, Greeting, and Leave Taking 2 Open Your Book, Please Giving Instructions and Prohibitions 3 Everything around Us Asking for and Giving Information 4 Be Grateful Expressing Gratitude and Apology In this step, the writer also applied the basic competencies that should be achieved by the students. The basic competencies in every unit in the designed materials were stated as the goals as well as the term used in the theories. The goals were taken from the current curriculum which is School-Based Curriculum KTSP 2006. Here is the table of the goals of the units in the designed materials. Table 4.3: The Basic CompetenciesGoals Unit Title Goals 1 Hello, My Friends To respond meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation which involves actions and expressions of: greeting others unknownknown, introducing myselfothers 2 Open Your Book, Please To respond meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation which involves actions and expressions of: giving instruction and prohibition 44 Unit Title Goals 3 Everything around Us To respond meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation which involves actions and expressions of: asking for and giving information, 4 Be Grateful To respond meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation which involves actions and expressions of: thanking, apologizing, and expressing politeness.

b. Stating Learning Objectives

In designing the materials, indicators are very important because these are the goals that the students need to meet in the end of each unit. The indicators in every unit in the designed materials were stated as the learning objectives as well as the term used in the theories. The learning objectives were listed in order to specify the basic competency of each unit and also to measure the students’ achievement in every meeting of the learning activities. Table 4.4: Learning Objectives Unit Title Learning Objectives 1 Hello, My Friends At the end of the class students are to be able to: 1. Identify the expressions of greeting, introducing, and leave takings in the recording they listen to. 2. Mention specific information from the recording they listen to. 3. Introduce themselves and others orally. 2 Open Your Book, Please At the end of the class students are to be able to: 1. Identify the expression of giving instruction and prohibition. 2. Mention specific information from the recording they listen to. 3. Give instruction and prohibition orally. 3 Everything around Us At the end of the class students are to be able to: 1. Identify the expression of asking for and giving information. 2. Mention specific information from the 45 Unit Title Learning Objectives recording they listen to. 3. Identify preposition of place accurately. 4. Respond to someone who asks for information. 5. Ask for and giving information orally. 4 Be Grateful At the end of the class students are to be able to: 1. Identify the expression expressing gratitude and apology. 2. Mention specific information from the recording they listen to. 3. Respond toward the expression of gratitude and apology. 4. Express gratitude and apology orally.

c. Listing the Subject Content