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It is clear that the students in English class should be given opportunities to practice their English language skills. It is very useful for them to develop their
abilities so the purpose of English language learning could be achieved.
2. School - Based Curriculum
The curriculum employed by SMA Bopkri I Yogyakarta is school – based
curriculum. BNSP stated that English learning emphasizes on language skills aspect including spoken and written skill, whether it is receptive or productive
2007. Based on school – based curriculum, Senior High School students are
expected to reach informational level since they are taught and prepared to continue to the university. The purpose of English language learning for Senior
High School students based on school – based curriculum are as follows.
Developing spoken and written communication competence to reach informational literacy level.
Having awareness about the essence and the importance of English to increas
e nation‟s competitive competence in global
Developing students‟ understanding about the relation between language and culture.
There are three scopes of English language learning covered by school –
based curriculum. The first scope is discourse ability. It means the ability to understand and produce integrated spoken and or written text presented in four
language skills which are listening, speaking, reading, and writing to reach informational literacy level. The second scope is the ability to understand and
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produce short functional text and monologue and essay in a form of procedure, descriptive, recount, narrative, recount, and news item. The gradation of teaching
material is shown in the use of vocabularies, language structures, and rhetorical steps. The third scope is supporting competence which are linguistics competence
use language structure and vocabularies, the structure of sounds and written, socio cultural competence use expression and language action acceptably in
various context, strategy competence overcome the problem appeared in communication process in any ways so that the communication runs, and
discourse – produced competence use discourse producer tools.
Based on school – based curriculum, there are some characteristics of
English learning for senior high school students. a.
The aspects of English, which are language structure, vocabularies, spelling, and pronunciation, are presented in a language and situation scope. Thus the
intended meaning is clear. The situation scope should include target culture scope and students‟ culture scope.
b. The study of the language aspects is intended to support the mastery and
development of four language skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and not for the mastery of the language aspects itself.
c. In the learning process, the language aspects which the students feel difficult
to learn can be presented separated systematically, according to the context which is discussed.
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d. In teaching and learning process, these four language skills cannot be
separated essentially. Therefore, the language skills should be developed in an integrated way.
e. The students should be involved in all meaningful learning activities, which
help the students to develop themselves in aspect of science, technology and culture, encourage the students to grow and develop as the Indonesian
citizens and explore their social abilities. Competence standard and basic competence for Senior High School students
grade X based on school – based curriculum are as follows.
Listening
- Understanding the meaning of transactional and interpersonal speech in
daily context.
- Understanding the meaning of short functional text and monologue in a
form of recount, narrative, procedure, descriptive, and news item. Speaking
- Expressing the meaning of transactional and interpersonal speech in daily
context.
- Expressing the meaning of short functional text and monologue in a form
of recount, narrative, procedure, descriptive, and news item. Reading
- Understanding the meaning of short functional text and simple essay in a
form of recount, narrative, procedure, descriptive, and news item.
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Writing
- Expressing the meaning of short functional text and simple essay in a form
of recount, narrative, procedure, descriptive, and news item.
3. Teaching Adolescence
