8. Materials Evaluation
The completed materials will be evaluated whether they are appropriate or not to be used for students in process of teaching and learning. The materials
evaluation will be based on a systematic check of all important variables and there are some steps in conducting materials evaluation.
Evaluation, based on Hutchinson and Waters 1987:96, relates to the judgement of appropriateness of something for particular purposes. It means that
materials evaluation is the matter of judging the fitness of materials for students for particular purposes in learning. Ellis on Tomlinson 1998:222 mentions two
kinds of evaluation which are macro-evaluation and micro-evaluation. Macro evaluation is programmeproject evaluation, while micro-evaluation is evaluation
of a specific task. Ellis provides a framework of materials evaluation. Below is the process of
materials evaluation according to her. a.
Step 1: Description of the task. It covers contents input, procedures, language activity and objectives.
b. Step 2: Planning evaluation
c. Step 3: Collecting Information
d. Step 4: Analysis of the information collected
e. Step 5: Conclusion and recommendation
Before doing materials evaluation, it is important to find the criteria of the evaluation. The criteria of the materials evaluation will be based on the criteria of
materials evaluation for Vocational School by BSNP which consist of four aspects. They include content, presentation, language and lay out.
B. Conceptual Framework
The English Speaking Club needs materials to assist the students learning which are appropriate with the needs of the participants in terms of their majors
and proficiency levels. Therefore, suitable materials need to be developed.
The materials are developed based on the criteria of good learning materials. According to Tomlinson 1998:7, good materials should have impact of novelty
and variety, should be relevant and useful, develop the students confidence, put students at ease and soon. While according to Skeldon on Tomlinson 2008:60,
good learning materials has characteristics such as suitable and useful for the students with particular need of language, materials help students to get genuine
communicative purpose, materials suits to the studen ts’ level of proficiency,
materials provide pre-activities and follow up activities, materials use illustrations to help students to understand the content of the materials and finally the materials
allow students to have discussion activities to express their own thought and ideas.
English Speaking Club is under the issue of English for Specific Purpose. Hence, the materials are developed based on this approach as well. According to
Hutchinson and Waters 1987:19, English for Specific Purposes is an approach to language teaching which is based on the learners’ needs. The procedure of
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