Assessing Writing Assessing the Four Skills
As vocational high schools have different aim from other schools, they need the specific English materials which match with their study programme. Materials
are presented in the form of tasks with the clear instruction, so that it can function properly. The tasks should be related with their study programme, needs, and
close to their real life situation. This kind of materials can help the vocational high school students to master their English to face their work life.
Based on the problem stated earlier and the good advantages of using tasks by some people above, the researcher decides to do a research on Developing
Task-based English Materials for the Tenth Graders of Vocational High School. They are developed based on the principle of effective tasks that have been
proposed by some experts such as Nunan 2004, Hutchinson and Waters 1989, Tomlinson 1998, and other experts.
If these English materials can be developed successfully, they will be very useful for both students and teachers. Students can get enough input to improve
their mastery of English skills which match with their study programme. Teachers can teach with the little preparation because the materials are ready to use.
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