Background of Study INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

This chapter covers the background of the study, problem limitation, problem Formulation, Objectives of the study Benefits of the Study, and Definition of the terms, which includes designing a set of English materials, Speaking, outbound, instructors, and communicative Language Teaching.

A. Background of Study

In these recent years the Indonesian government focuses on developing tourism. Indonesia tries to attract foreigners to come to Indonesia. The latest program is Visit Indonesia 2008. This program shows that the government seriously invites foreigners to come to Indonesia. Attracting people to come means that Indonesia has to provide attractions to satisfy the guests. Right now Indonesia is concerned about developing the tourism aspects. The government tries to give a stimulus to any region to develop their potential. It is hoped that tourists who come to Indonesia will have many alternative places to visit. The government’s effort shows significant results. The number of foreigners who come to Indonesia has increased tremendously. Foreigners are interested to see tourist objects in Indonesia. In Indonesia there are lots of interesting places which are well known all over the world such as Bali, Borobudur, Lake Toba and many others. Unfortunately now the interest is not only put on the objects itself. It is not enough for the visitors just to come and see and go back home without any experience of cultures. Now Sleman, one of the regencies in Yogyakarta, tries to support the government’s effort to invite as many foreigners as possible. Sleman focuses on developing a tourism village as a new innovation of tourism. Tourism village is hoped to offer different attractions for visitors. The area which is located far away from the city and crowd is hoped to be a suitable place for those who want to feel different atmosphere. In tourism village, visitors not only enjoy seeing the object but also get involved in the villagers activities. It will give them new experiences. Banyu Sumilir, one of the tourism objects which is located in Desa Wisata Sorowulan offers attractions. There visitors are involved in many activities, and one of which is games. Banyu Sumilir provides a lot of challenging games for visitors both for individual and team. The games do not merely give fun to visitors but it has something to learn, such as leadership, concentration, and cooperation. Visitors will be safe because it is completed with security facilities and is guided by professional instructors. The activities in Banyu Sumilir are not only focused on games but also on villagers’ daily activities. Since Banyu Sumilir is located in Desa Wisata, visitors can enjoy the other tourism objects in this area. Sorowulan is one of the tourism objects in Sleman. It has been developed since 2002. People in this village are trying to develop this village while still retaining the basic principle of tourism village, ALUI Aseli, Lokal, Unik and Indah. During the past six years there has been lots of visitors come to Sorowulan from both local and International. They can enjoy all the activities and facilities provided in this village at a reasonable price. In the development of Banyu Sumilir, the owner promotes Banyu Sumilir not only in Indonesia but also in other countries. It brings a new problem since there are no guides or instructors who are able to speak English fluently. It becomes a serious problem because the guides and the instructors are those who are in charge of accompanying and guiding visitors. They have to explain all the activities and things related to the village. If the visitors come from other countries, of course, the explanation is conveyed in English. In Banyu Sumilir, the guides and instructors have different roles. They become instructors when they have to be facilitators in playing games, and they will change their role as guides when they have to guide tourists. Both instructors and guides have to be able to give clear instructions and explanations to tourists. That is why being able to speak English fluently is very important. Considering that English is very important for the guides and instructors, the writer is interested to design a set of teaching speaking materials for guides and instructors in Banyu Sumilir. In designing the materials the writer will use Communicative Language Teaching approach. The writer thinks that CLT is a suitable approach since the goal of the program is being able to communicate in English. Brown 1994: 245 offers the interconnected characteristic of CLT: PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI Communicative competence is the focus of the classroom goals and not restricted to grammatical or linguistic competence. Communicative Language Teaching is an approach that can be applied in English Language teaching as a second language. Since this study focuses on teaching speaking skill to enable the learners to be able to communicate with foreigners, CLT is the appropriate basic theory for language teaching methodology to be applied in this study.

B. Problem Identification