The Appropriate Design of English Listening Materials Using Task Based

Additionally, teachers also found difficulties in conducting listening activities. They admitted that they had limited sources to find suitable materials for their students. When teacher planned to give listening activities, they had to prepare more intensively especially if they used native speaker recordings or authentic sources. Furthermore, all teachers said that English materials and its lessons should meet standard competence listed on the school based curriculum. Unfortunately, the English standard competence on the curriculum is the general English competence, which also applied in senior high school. The teachers provided materials based on the general English standard competence applied in their school. As a result, students only obtained general English materials. However, teachers argued that it would be better if the students obtained English materials related to their vocational program. The materials, which are closer to students’ program, will make them easier to understand the lesson and can help them in studying their program. Nevertheless, teachers did not have English materials which are specified for Visual Communication Design program. They said that they found other problems if they want to have specific English materials. In giving specific materials, they should consult with the vocational program teacher about the materials in vocational program. Then, they should have made some adjustments and modifications of the materials so that the materials can be used for English lesson. This study is aimed to design English listening materials using task based language teaching which is intended for the second year students of Visual Communication Design Program. The study is also aimed to help the teachers in developing listening materials and to make the students interested in English lesson, especially listening. From the result of the interview, teachers expected that this study would be beneficial and give more information about listening materials which are intended for particular vocational program. They also hoped that the result of the study can be a model to develop and create suitable listening materials. b. The result of interview with students The interview was carried out to four students from the second grade of Visual Communication Design Program in SMK Negeri 5 Yogyakarta. Based on the result of the interview, students said that they rarely obtained listening activities. One student explained that there was no fixed schedule for particular meeting which was intended to listening activities. Some others said that listening activities were usually integrated with speaking activities. The students shared that they got listening activities two or three time from their teachers. The activities that students performed when they had listening activities are listening and drilling difficult words, listening to a song and filling the missing lyric, listening to recording of conversation and then doing exercises, watching movies and analyzing the film. Moreover, the students said that teachers had used different kinds of media such as VCD player and tape recorder. Dealing with the media provided to support the listening activities, three students said that their school had provided sufficient media to carry out listening