B. Research Participants
In this study, there were two groups of research participants. The first group was the participants for the Research and Information Collecting. They were five
English teachers of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta. They were chosen to contribute the data for needs survey. The interviews were conducted to five English teachers of SMKN 5
Yogyakarta . The English teachers were chosen as the participants since they are
closely related to the implementation of the 2006 Edition of School-Based Curriculum for the Vocational High Schools. They have also the competence in
conducting the materials based on the current curriculum. The English teachers were asked to give opinions about the materials, the method, and the interesting activities
in learning English based on their experiences. The second group was the participants for the Preliminary Field Testing on the
designed materials. They were five English teachers of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta and two English Language Education lecturers of Sanata Dharma University. From them, it
could be gained the input for the designed set of integrated English materials for grade X students of the applied-fine art department of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta. The
questionnaire was distributed to five English teachers who also contributed the data for Research and Information Collecting and two English Education lecturers to gain
the feedback, opinions, comments, and suggestions toward the designed set of integrated English materials. It was required to improve and revise the designed
materials in order to make the materials better. The English Language Education lecturers were involved in this research because they were considered competent and
expert in the application of theories related to Instructional Design and other theories PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
used in this research. All of the research participants have more than two year- teaching experiences.
C. Research Instruments
To obtain the data for this study, some instruments employed in Research and Information Collecting and Preliminary Field Testing. In the Research and
Information Collecting, interview was used as the instrument to gain the teachers’ needs about the materials, the method, and activities in teaching learning English.
The subjects of the interview were the English teachers of SMKN 5 Yogyakarta. The questions of interview were in the form of open-ended questions. The questions were
around the condition of the students they teach, how they implemented the curriculum, how far the implementation of the curriculum was relevant to the
students’ needs, the method and kind of activities that they want to have in teaching English, and also other questions related to the materials. The interview was done
using Indonesian language in order to minimize misinterpretation about the questions.
During the interview, MP3 was used to record the answers of the participants. According to Quinn 1980: 247, a recording permits the researcher to be more
attentive to the participants. In addition, recording increases accuracy of data collection. Note-taking was also conducted during the interview. It was done to help
in formulating new questions as the interviews moved along and also to check out something that was said earlier. Note-taking was also to help pace the interview in
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