Curriculum 2006 in General Curriculum 2006 for Vocational High School

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW, RELEVANT STUDIES AND CONCEPTUAL

FRAMEWORK This chapter presents the literature review and conceptual framework for conducting this research. The researcher collects and examines some theories underlying the research which is covered in the literature review. In addition, the relevant studies to broaden the knowledge of developing materials are also provided. The researcher also involves conceptual framework in order to relate the literature review to the research.

A. Literature Review

1. Curriculum 2006 or KTSP

a. Curriculum 2006 in General

Curriculum 2006 or KTSP is the curriculum that gives each educational level the opportunity to arrange and develop the curriculum to meet relevance with the school‟s condition. Therefore, it is worth noting that curriculum 2006 is thus an operational curriculum General Guide of BNSP, 2006. KTSP is developed based on several principles to achieve the educational goals in every education level. According to General Guide of BNSP 2006, those principles are: a Curriculum 2006 is centered upon the potency, development, need, and significance of learners and their environment.It accommodates many varieties and it is integrated. b It is aware toward the development of science, technology, and arts. c It is relevant toward the life‟s demands. d It covers the whole competencies in all educational levels and it is interrelated one to another. e It accommodates the principle toward lifelong learning. f It gives balance between the national needs and the regional needs.

b. Curriculum 2006 for Vocational High School

Curriculum 2006 clearly states several aims which each educational level should achieve, including the aim of Vocational High School. VHS based on curriculum 2006 is aimed to improve the intelligence, knowledge, personality, moral value, and skill for independent life in the future and to continue the education based on their skills and competencies. It is worth noting that for Vocational High School learners, the mastery of skills based on their competence is very important since it will bring them to attain the successful careers in future jobs Standard Content of BNSP, 2006. Furthermore, the mastery of their competencies is not the only thing to consider in pursuing successful careers in the future. VHS students should be able to develop their competences based on their study programs. The communication competence also becomes the important point. Communication competence for VHS students means that students are expected to have good ability to communicate based in their jobs‟ qualifications Standard Content of BNSP, 2006.

c. English for VHS based on curriculum 2006