Background of the Study

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

Language is a means of communication. People communicate their opinions, ideas, and thought through languages. Without language it is difficult for human being to communicate with each other. That it is why language learning becomes very important. English that has been considered as an international language is one of the most essential languages because it is needed in many sectors of our life, especially for people in Indonesia who are dealing with foreigners in their work places. Tourism is one of those working fields that requires fluent English. Since tourism is mostly related to the foreigners, the need for English as a means of communication seems to be urgent. The need of English as a means to communicate with the foreigners is also required by staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman. The staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman should be able to speak English in order to communicate with the tourists. Since the tourists come from many different countries, English is used as the language of communication. In order to be able to communicate in English, the staffs have to learn it. Learning may happen without any designed instructional materials but it must be considered that the staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman learn English for communication. The Culture and Tourism Department staffs in Sleman need English to have a spoken communication with the foreign tourists. 1 2 Culture and Tourism Department staffs in Sleman have learnt English while they were in Senior High School or University. However because they do not practice to use English in their daily communication, they forget how to communicate in English well. In this case, because the purpose of English for specific purpose is to make the learners learn English for their job, needs analysis is a must. The observation of their needs analysis is important to make the well designed materials as they want and need. Without any well designed materials, it will be difficult for them to achieve the purpose of their English learning. In this thesis, the writer intends to present a set of English Instructional Materials, designed for Culture and Tourism Department staffs in Sleman. As the staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman, the purpose of their learning is to enable them to speak English so that they can communicate with the foreigners well. Therefore they have to master some communication expressions related to their profession. Because of the importance of English speaking skill, the researcher focuses the study on designing a Set of English speaking instructional materials for staffs of Culture and Tourism Department in Sleman.

B. Problem Identification