exam. The language skills tested in the national exam are listening skill and reading skill. It clearly shows that speaking skill is not tested in the national
exam. As the result, the students‘ speaking skill does not reach the
expectation. It is because teachers do not really pay attention to teach the speaking skill in the learning process.
B. Identification of the problem
Based on the background of the study above, there are problems that the researcher found. First, it is related to the materials. Following
Curriculum 2013, the students of vocational high schools use a textbook entitled ‗ɒahasa Inggris—SMAMA, SMK Kelas XI Semester 1. The
students also have different books of English made by the team of regional SMK teachers, entitled English for Novice Level, English for Elementary
Level and English for Intermediate Level, but the topics are too general which do not cover their needs.
Second, there is lack of English speaking skill in SMK students. They are only prepared to pass the national exam when learning English. It means
that they will not meet their needs in learning English. They need English for specific intentions, primary, to face the real work field. If the students only
learn to pass the national exam, most of them cannot apply the English language in practice because they never learn to do so.
To conclude, there are two problems identified related to the research topic. The first is related to the materials. The materials are not suitable for
vocational high school students because they have different needs compared to senior high school students in general. Secondly, it is related to the limited
ability of the SMK students in English speaking skill. It is because the students are only prepared to face the national exam, not to face the real work
field.
C. Limitation of the problem
One of the problems found in this research area is related to the materials. The SMK students, especially in the Office Adminstration Study
Program, need materials that will enable them to communicate in English appropriately and fluently. It is because a student of vocational high school is
prepared to face the work field after the graduation. For this reason, the study focuses on developing English speaking materials for grade ten students of
Office Administration Study Program. These materials, later on, will be classified as the enrichment speaking materials. They are enrichment
materials because these materials are designed to enable the students to face the work field.
D. Formulation of the problem
