Background of the Study
of that grammar in the beginning of the lesson rather than knowing the pattern of
it.
The second problem is the students. Based on the observation and the interview, the researcher found that students of Patisserie Study Programme had
low motivation in learning English. That condition affected their achievement in learning English. Most of students in this class had low achievement in the
English subject.
As stated by the English teacher, only two students passed the KKM Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal in daily examinations. The rest of the students
should deal with remedial examinations. Other problem is that when the students were given homework, only few students did it. The rests would cheat those who
did the homework. It could be seen from the result of the works.
Another problem is that when the teacher was explaining the materials in the classroom, most students were busy on their own. Some students talked
during the teaching learning process, some of them were busy with their gadget, and some of them were sleeping during the teaching learning process. From
those conditions, the researcher found that the students had low motivation in English teaching learning process. Based on the interview with the students, they
said that English was such a boring subject. They also said that the materials are too boring to learn
. The topic of the lesson that day was about “Sekolah Adiwiyata
” which characterises SMK Negeri 1 Sewon itself, not the patisserie
field.
The third problem is the materials. Materials play an important role in English teaching learning process. Richards and Renandya 2002 state that
teaching materials are an important argument in language in learning. They also mention that the materials are the basis of language input for students and the
language practice.
Based on the observation and interview done by the researcher, it is found that the course books used in Patisserie Study Programs are the same with those
used in senior high school. It becomes a big problem since the needs of vocational high school students are different from senior high school students.
The materials provided by the government and school do not meet the field of patisserie at all. Students find it boring to learn English since the materials do
not relevant to their field. C.
Delimitation of the Problem
With regard to the identification of the problems, it is impossible for the researcher to solve all problems related to English teaching and learning process
at SMK Negeri 1 Sewon. This research is focused on developing English learning materials for grade XI students of Patisserie Study Programme. Materials play an
important role in teaching and learning. Materials used by students as a resource to study English. Therefore, materials must be developed
based on the students’ needs in order to facilitate them in studying English. It is expected that the
materials developed help the students achieve the English competences related to their study programme.