graders of BBC English Training Specialist, in order to make the good learning process.
2.2 Review of the Theoretical Background
In this section I present three areas of studies, i.e. 1 Curriculum, 2 Assesment, and 3 Constructing Test.
2.2.1 Curriculum
The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English, defines curriculum as the subject included in a course of study or taught at a particular
school, college etc. Hornby; 1995:287 From the explanation above, it means that teaching and learning process in
school, college, or any other formal and nonformal institutions should relevant to the curriculum.
According to Yunestia 2008 : 7 curriculum is the basic of doing teaching learning activities. A teacher should know the curriculum before he or she teaches
his or her students. A curriculum has been made on the basis of students need. In Indonesia, government is trying to improve the quality of human resources of its
people. Another definition of the term curriculum is written in Kamus Besar
Bahasa Indonesia published by the Center of Language Development and Establishment which states that curriculum is: 1 A series of lessons taught in the
institution of education and 2 A series of lectures about certain skills of study. Depdikbud, 1995:546
In BBC, curriculum is defined as program outline. The writer focuses on certain language competence in this section as follows:
In this section, the writer focuses on certain languange competence. Reading and Structure
Understanding meaning in written functional text and short simple essay which is formed in description and recount related with closer environment.
Language Competence : a.
Responding the use of good structure in simple short written functional text accuracy, fluently, and acceptable related with the topics in the
program outline of BBC English Training Specialist. b.
Responding the proper vocabulary in simple short written text and picture related with the topic in the program outline of BBC English
Training Specialist. Responding meaning and rhetoric step in simple short essay accuracy,
fluently, acceptable related with the topics in the program outline of BBC English Training Specialist in descriptive and recount.
2.2.2 Definition of Assesment
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