Task Components Unit Development a. Components of Units

35 instruction are usually delayed; materials should take into account that learners have different learning styles; materials should take into account that learners have differ in affective attitudes; materials should permit a silent period at the beginning of the instruction for the learners need to concentrate before doing the tasks; materials should maximize learning potential by encouraging intellectual, aesthetic, and emotional involvement that stimulates both right and left brain activities; materials should not rely too much on controlled practice; materials should provide opportunities for outcome feedback. Eventually, the expert judgment is needed to be the basis of the assessment of the materials. It includes the quality of content, presentation, language, and graphic design. Therefore, conducting this research of developing appropriate English learning materials for the students of Hotel Management department which meet their target needs and learning needs is important because of the absence of the appropriate materials. 36

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

In the previous chapter, the researcher presents the theories and the concept related to the research. This chapter explains the type of the research, research setting, subjects of the research, research procedure, data collection techniques and instruments, and data analysis techniques.

A. Type of the Research

This research is aimed at developing English learning materials which are appropriate for Grade XI students of Hotel Management department. Therefore, this research belongs to Research and Development R D. The purpose of R D research is to design new products and procedures, which are systematically field-tested, evaluated, and refined until they meet specified criteria of effectiveness, quality, or similar standards. However, the research here does not use field-test or try out and ends at expert judgment. The English learning materials are developed based on the students‟ needs analysis.

B. Research Setting

The research was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015. The needs analysis was carried out on 12 th December 2014 at SMK N 1 Sewon which is located at Jl. Pulutan, Pendowoharjo, Sewon, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The school was chosen as the research setting for there was a department which was related to Hotel Management.