The English LKS Designers

9 In order to succeed in the process of teaching and learning English language in class, the school needs to use another supporting media. Another supporting media is expected to maximize the process of learning in class. LKS becomes one of several options because by using the LKS students get more exercises and they can practice their English skills. It is strengthening by Beeby 1982, he suggests that the school should not only use textbook if the students are taught to develop their mind and way of thinking. Using textbook is important, but it is just not enough. The usage of the media such as LKS is helping the students to practice their English skills independently. School is not the only place where the students have to learn. LKS is a very helpful media which can be used even in home. It is supported by the fact that LKS provides a lot of exercises which can be used by them in order to recall the memory about the lesson that they get in class. It is exactly the same with the statement by Devi 2009 LKS is the compilations of many sheets contain some tasks to be done by the learner. The LKS is usually being equipped with the summary of the lesson and also the instruction about how to work on the exercises provided. According to Arsyad 2004 there are some functions of using media to the process of learning, they are: 1. Delivering the message become clearer so that it may help the process of learning and also it may help improving the result of the learning. 2. To improve students’ motivation. 3. It may overcome the shortcoming in the sense limitation, time and space. 10 4. Students have the same opportunity to experience about certain event and also have the same opportunity to interact with surrounding environment. The advantages of using LKS are not only for the teachers, but also for the students. Dhari and Haryono 1988 mention at least four advantages of using LKS for the students, they are: 1. To improve students’ activity in following the process of teaching and learning in class. 2. To train and develop the skill of process to students as the basic knowledge. 3. To help the students in gaining the note about the lesson that is taught by the teacher. 4. To help adding information about the concept of the lesson through systematic learning system. The uniqueness of the workbook or which commonly known as LKS is at the number or the exercises provided. Mostly LKS focuses on giving more exercises to the students rather than giving explanation. There are three characteristics of LKS, they are: The LKS has a lot of exercises which have to be done by the students and also some activities in the field such as research. Second, it has to be in the form of hard copy. Third, the lesson which is given there should be the summary of the entire lesson. The explanation given in the LKS should be complete. The last one is, the LKS should have the component such as the foreword introduction, table of contents, etc.