English Curriculum of the Vocational High School

is not quite mastered the Curriculum of 2013 so do some other teachers in that school. Therefore, SMK Kesehatan Rahani Husada decided to not use the Curriculum of 2013 and back to use the School-Based Curriculum. According to the National Education Department 2006, English is an adoptive subject, in which its goal is to provide students the ability to communicate in English in the communicative materials contexts needed for the students‟ program, either in written and spoken form. In the School-Based Curriculum, there are two aims of English lesson: 1. to master the basic knowledge and skill of English to support the competence achievement according to the study program 2. to apply the skill and competence of English to communicate either in spoken or written form in the intermediate level. In School-Based Curriculum, the area of English is included the aspects of the basic communication of English in novice level, the basic communication of English in elementary level, and the basic communication of English in intermediate level. For grade ten, the English lesson is in the novice level. The Standards of Competences and the Basic Competences are different for each level. As for novice level, the Standards of Competences and the Basic Competences are as follow: Table 2.1. Standard of Competences and Basic Competences for Grade X of Vocational High School Standard of Competence Basic Competence 1. Able to communicate in English in the novice level. 1.1. Comprehending basic expressions in the social interactions for daily life. 1.2. Mentioning things, people, characteristics, times, days, months and years. 1.3. Describing things, people, characteristics, times, days, months and years. 1.4. Producing complete simple discourse that enough for basic functions. 1.5. Describing activities using present continuous sentences. 1.6. Comprehending memo, simple menu, schedules of public transportation and traffic signs. 1.7. Comprehending words and foreign technical terms as well as simple sentences based on formula.

1.8. Writing simple invitation.

b. Nursing Department

Nursing department, students are expected to be able to look after patient. The patients are sometimes foreigners. Then, to be able to look after those kinds of patients, students must able to speak English. Therefore, the English knowledge from school were expected to give enough skills for students. After graduating, they can be a novice nurse or continue their study to the college with the same department and become professional nurses. Whether becoming novice nurses or professional nurses, they have to deal with nursing terms that mostly are in English. They also have to deal with various patients which possibly those who cannot speak Indonesian.

2. English for Specific Purposes ESP

English for nursing students can be categorized as English for specific purposes because what they need is English for nursing field, not general English. This part presents the definition of English for Specific Purposes, need analysis and syllabus design.

a. Definition of English for Specific Purposes

By learning English, Vocational High School Students are expected to be able to apply the knowledge they have learnt in their field. Therefore, they need English material that specifically designed for them related to their need and interest so they can focus only learn about it. In English Learning Teaching, teaching English for special needs is included in the approach of English for Specific Purposes ESP. Hutchinson and Waters 1987: 19 states that English for Specific Purposes ESP is an approach to language teaching in which all the content and method are based on th e learners‟ reason for learning. In their book, Hutchinson and Waters 1987:8 also mention that one of the main reason to the existance of ESP is learning that focus in the learners. It emphasizes the most importance in learning English are the learners attitudes towards learning. It views towards learners is that they have different needs and interests that can influence their motivation to learn and the effectiveness of their learning. In short, this approach was believed that the suitability of the materials to their needs will increase their motivation so the learning will happen better and faster.