6 In this research, what was meant by listening comprehension skills were the
skills to listen to the native speaker especially in one way tasks and understand what was heard, in accordance with the aspects of comprehensive listening. The
researcher examined the progress of listening comprehension skills using those five detailed aspects, after implementing a learning process using authentic
materials in listening session.
2. Authentic Materials
Authentic materials were materials that have not been specifically produced for the purpose of language teaching Nunan, 1989: 54. Nunan 1989
added that most everyday objects in the target language qualify as authentic materials. The authentic materials could be in form of audio materials, visual
materials, printed materials, or multimedia materials. In this research, the authentic materials used were materials that have not
been specifically produced for the purpose of language teaching, and were everyday objects that can easily be found in daily life. The authentic materials
used were authentic audio materials, such as songs and interview. The use of authentic audio materials was aimed at helping students to be more focused on the
sound, and not on other things.
3. XII Kimia Industri students in SMK Negeri 2 Depok Sleman
Vocational schools are schools that focus on the development of students’
skills to do specific work Government Regulation Chapter 1, Article 1. Therefore, education in vocational schools is aimed at preparing the students to be
ready to enter the field of work professionally.
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Sleman which provides several majors for the students to study. Kimia Industri was one of the major studies in SMK Negeri 2 Depok Sleman which prepare the
students to work on operating and controlling chemical process in industry. Based on the preliminary research data, the students of grade XII Kimia Industri in SMK
Negeri 2 Depok Sleman had difficulties in listening comprehension, especially in terms of question and response. From the observations, it was found that the
students were not accustomed to listening to native speakers andor had no particular time for listening session. Besides, the XII Kimia Industri students in
SMK Negeri 2 Depok were also unfamiliar with vocabulary items used and the speaker’s pronunciation. As a result, the listening sessions took longer time and
the students failed to give relevant responses. When the students failed to give relevant responses, the communication between the teacher and students did not
go smoothly. In accordance with that condition, the researcher tried to use authentic audio
materials in particular time for listening session. The use of authentic audio materials in particular time for listening session was intended to give the students
opportunity to practice listening comprehension skills in clearer procedure, so that they were able to focus and hence could acquire better listening comprehension
skills.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
