minds Brown, 2001. In order to reach them, a very special set of teaching strategies should be considered. There are several important concerns which
teachers should know in teaching adolescents Brown, 2001. Some of them are to avoid embarrassment of students at all costs, allowing mistakes and other errors to
be accepted, and encouraging small-group work where risks can be taken more easily. Therefore, the writer is interested in conducting a study which aims at
producing a set of English speaking materials for the first grade students of SMAN 4 Yogyakarta
based on Cooperative Language Learning theory. Actually, there are some undergraduate theses which also concern in
designing English speaking materials for Senior High School students. They use Cooperative Language Learning theory which mainly focuses on developing
extracurricular materials and still applying Competency-based Curriculum Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi. That is why the writer is interested in
designing speaking materials by making use of Cooperative Language Learning theory which uses School-based Curriculum as the basis.
Hopefully, the designed materials will be able to create and develop a more enjoyable teaching learning process and will help students to gain deeper
understanding of the teaching learning materials.
B. Problem Identification
High school students have different needs and interests because they are in the age of transition and experiencing puberty. An English teacher should be able
to design learning materials whose topics and activities are suited to the learners’ needs and interests.
The second consideration is that teaching and learning activities should contribute sufficient means to develop the students individually and socially. The
English teacher should build their understanding that humans are social creatures; they will always cooperate with others. A teacher’s job is not only to teach them
new knowledge but also help them develop good personalities. Applying Cooperative Language Learning theory will provide the solution
for the problems presented above. Here, the focus is on the learners’ knowledge and personality improvement. It directs the learners to work together, but still
each student is individually accountable.
C. Problem Limitation
In order to limit the scope of the research, the researcher makes some limitations in this study. First, the main concern of the study is not to implement
materials, but it focuses on developing materials that facilitate the teaching – learning processes. Second, the study employs Cooperative Language Learning
theory in designing the materials. Cooperative Learning gives an opportunity to the students to maximize their learning process through pair and groups activities.
Third, the researcher focuses only on the first grade students of SMAN 4 Yogyakarta
since they need facilities to learn English which are also appropriate with their needs and interests.
D. Problem Formulation
Based on the problem limitation above, the problems are formulated as follows:
1. How is a set of English speaking materials for the first grade students of
SMAN 4 Yogyakarta based on Cooperative Language Learning theory
designed? 2.
What does a set of English speaking materials for the first grade students of SMAN 4 Yogyakarta based on Cooperative Language Learning theory
look like?
E. Objectives of the Study
