learning materials of students of Multimedia Study Program is the ultimate aim of this research in order to build a good starting point in involving them
to the nature of good English learning activities that accommodate students‟
particular field, that is, Multimedia Study Program.
B. Identification of the Problem
The problems underlying English teaching and learning processes at SMK N 2 Sewon have strong correlations upon the appropriateness of
English learning materials for Multimedia Study Program. The English materials will help teacher to organize and sequence the classroom teaching
and learning activities. The problems arising in English teaching and learning process at SMK N 2 Sewon come up from students, teachers, and schools.
Those problems that have correlation toward the existence of unsuitability of English learning materials can be drawn as follow.
In term of classroom management, the organization of English learning activities organized by the English teacher at SMK N 2 Sewon still
needs to be rearranged. The sequences activities have less connection in term of the task dependency, for example the task given as homework does not
have certain degree of correlation or dependency toward the previous activities in the class. Furthermore, the situation gets worse by the absence of
materials that the students can bring at home. Because they do not have any English learning materials to refer, they feel confused and do not have
motivation to complete the homework.
In term of multimedia facilities, SMK 2 Sewon also has no language laboratory yet. Because of that, the teacher often asks students to seek the
reference in the internet by themselves at home. In SMK 2 Sewon, the English teacher sometimes uses the media like tape recorders and speakers to
engage students in listening activity. However, not all teachers do the same thing since there are none of multimedia facilities in each classroom such as
LCD projector, speaker, and so on. Therefore, for the teachers who want to use at least a speaker, they should bring it from the teacher office.
Furthermore, English learning materials in the form of textbook are not always available for students to use it. It means that students can use the
English textbook , namely “Get along with English”, during the class from the
library if there are no other classes that use the same book at the same time. In short, if there is no book provided to be borrowed from the library, students
have no any books at all to refer. Therefore, in term of quantity, the English textbooks become problems for teachers and students at SMK 2 Sewon,
particularly Multimedia students because it inhibits the English instructional processes.
In term of the appropriateness, the English learning material that has been used for years, that is,
“Get along with English” published by “Erlangga”, is actually used for all study programs of VHSs. Consequently,
students in Multimedia study program receive the same content of materials with other study programs. Students have low intention to learn English,
because they find it hard to learn English since the English learning materials
that become one of ways to learn English do not represent what they needs to support their future careers.
An effort to provide appropriate English learning materials that accommodate arts and technology study programs in SMK 2 Sewon also had
been established several years ago. The English teachers state that the school ever provided two kinds of English LKS or worksheets in term of content for
arts and technology study programs. However, the content of the worksheets as the English learning materials were still the same. The only thing that
differentiated them was only the arrangement of activities. Therefore, the school decided not to use the LKS anymore since it does not provide
significance effect for students to learn English. The problems regarding the unsuitability of English learning
materials of Multimedia Study Program at SMK 2 Sewon must be taken into account for the researcher in developing the English learning materials for the
students of Multimedia Study Program. Multimedia Study Program needs specific learning materials because Multimedia Study Program has
particularity of competences to be achieved by student if it is compared with all study programs of Vocational High Schools.
C. Delimitation of the Problem
