Competency Standard, Basic Competences, and Topics

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B. Competency Standard, Basic Competences, and Topics

After knowing the students’ characteristics, the writer was to state the competency standard, basic competence, and the topics for the design of the materials. In this study, the term competency standard was used instead of the goal, and the term basic competences instead of the general purposes. The competency standard and the basic competences used in this study were taken from School-Based Curriculum SBC. The purpose of competency standard was used for deciding what kind of performances the students should be able to perform at the end of the instruction. The competency standard for the design of the materials was to understand meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation in the context of daily life. Since the topics of the design of the materials were taken from the basic competences in SBC, the writer was to list the basic competences before listing the topics. The basic competences for the first semester of the tenth grade students which were taken from SBC are stated as follows: 1. to respond meaning in formal and informal transactional to get things done and interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily life contexts and involves the expressions of getting acquaintance, greeting and leave takings, accepting invitation, accepting appointment, and refusing appointment 2. to respond meaning in simple formal and informal transactional to get things done and interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently, and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily life contexts and PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 57 involves the expressions of happiness, expressing care, expressing sympathy, and giving instruction. The next step was to list the topics. The topics for the design of the materials were chosen from the basic competences in SBC. There were four topics chosen which were included in four units. Table 4.6 presents the units, topics, and titles for the design of the materials. Table 4.6: The Topics and Titles in the Design of the Materials Unit Topic Title 1. Greeting, Introducing, and Leave Takings How’s life? 2. Expressing Happiness, Sympathy and Showing Affections I’m happy to hear that 3. Making, Accepting, and Declining Invitation Would you like to come? 4. Asking for and Giving Direction Go straight ahead The competency standard, basic competences, topics, and titles of the design of the materials for the first semester of the tenth grade students of SMA Dominikus Wonosari is shown in Table 4.7. Table 4.7: The Competency Standard, Basic Competences, Topics, and Titles Unit Competency Standard Basic Competence Topic Title 1. To understand meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation in the context of daily life To respond meaning in formal and informal transactional to get things done and interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily Greeting, Introducing, and Leave-Takings How’s life? PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 58 Unit Competency Standard Basic Competence Topic Title life contexts and involves the expressions of getting acquaintance, greeting and leave takings, accepting invitation, accepting appointment, and refusing appointment 2. To understand meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation in the context of daily life To respond meaning in simple formal and informal transactional to get things done and interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently, and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily life contexts and involves the expressions of happiness, expressing care, expressing sympathy, and giving instruction Expressing Happiness, Sympathy, and Showing Affections I’m happy to hear that 3. To understand meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation in the context of daily life To respond meaning in formal and informal transactional to get things done and interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily life contexts and involves the expressions of getting acquaintance, greeting and leave takings, accepting invitation, accepting appointment, and refusing appointment Making, Accepting, and Declining Invitation Would you like to come? 4. To understand meaning in transactional and interpersonal To respond meaning in simple formal and informal transactional to get things done and Asking for and Giving Direction Go straight ahead PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 59 Unit Competency Standard Basic Competence Topic Title conversation in the context of daily life interpersonal socialize conversation accurately, fluently, and acceptable that using simple discourse in various daily life contexts and involves the expressions of happiness, expressing care, expressing sympathy, and giving instruction

C. Indicators