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CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
A. Theoretical Review
1. English in Vocational High Schools
A vocational school is a school in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job. The KTSP 2006 of Vocational High Schools
explains about the purposes of vocational school education “Increasing the
intelligence, knowledge, attitude, noble character, along with skill for life stand alone and to follow the next education that is
appropriate with their program” 2006:1. Based on that explanation above, it is important to introduce the
students to English related to their major program. The aim of the English in vocational schools is to make learning the
English skills in the proper field, which is the accounting field in this research, more stimulating and motivating. It is necessary to realize that students would
learn a foreign language well if a way to activate and encourage their desire to invest effort in the learning activity is applied. The main point is to find the best
way how to motivate vocational students to learn English. The age of the students in vocational high schools is between 15 and 20 so
it can be difficult to connect fun and studying drill. The teaching should be based on friendly but demanding atmosphere with the appropriate space for games and
talking.
The English curriculum 2006 of Vocational High School is segmented into three levels, which are Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level
represents the grade in the school. Novice level is for grade X, Intermediate is segmented for grade XI, and Advanced represents grade XII.
However, the most recent curriculum, curriculum 2013, has a different structure. The standard of competence, which would apparently be stated as main
competence, is not simply divided into novice, intermediate, and advanced terms. The main competences are formed by and related to the basic competences. The
curriculum itself is still on the way to be fully used in the country.
2. Communicative Language Teaching
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