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needed to be carried out because education will always improve along with the development of technology and information. As technology improves, public‟s
point of view of better education will also exactly change in any education levels. Therefore, this research can be the base to make more proper English speaking
instructional materials for hearing impaired students in particular.
F. Definition of Terms
This section is aimed to give clear definition of terms used in developing the materials to make them easier to understand and to avoid misinterpretation.
The following are the terms which will be used frequently.
1. Speaking
The term “speaking” refers to one of four language skills which become the scope of English taught in any education levels in Indonesia Departemen
Pendidikan Nasional, 2003, p. 7. In every language skill, a list of subskills is drawn up to specify the various language elements that become the students‟
focus in their current level. In this research, speaking subskills to be developed in English speaking instructional materials for the seventh grade hearing impaired
students of Special Junior High School B are limited in the ability to express several daily functional skills and pronunciation.
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2. Instructional Materials
The term “instructional materials” refers to materials used to aid in the learning of subject matter for a class Bullough, 1988. In this research, the
instructional materials are the result of Dick and Carey Systems Approach Model whose constituents are goals, instructions, learners‟ needs and characteristics and
learning context, objectives, assessment instruments, instructional strategy, instructional materials, and instructional materials feedback and revision. The
materials are designed for one semester, which is the first semester of the seventh grade
. They are aimed to develop hearing impaired students‟ speaking ability in English. For this purpose, the instructional materials are arranged in the form of
textbook which consists of four units. Each of the units is provided with texts, exercises, and assessments which are adjusted with the demand of the current
curriculum. Samples of the instructional materials will be presented in Appendices.
3. Eclectic Approach
In this research, the term “eclectic approach” refers to a teacher‟s use of techniques and activities from a range of language teaching approaches and
methods Mullis and Mullis, 1981. From this reference, it can be concluded that in eclectic approach, the one who decides what methodology or approach to use in
the classroom is the teacher. However, the teacher‟s decision on the use of methodology or approach should depend on the aims of the lesson and the learners
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in the group. A more elaborated discussion on eclectic approach will be presented in Review of Related Literature.
4. The Seventh Grade Hearing Impaired Students
