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B. Research Setting

The research was conducted in SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem. First, the researcher started by interviewing the English teacher. The researcher had two chances in interviewing the English teacher of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem. The first interview was held on October 28, 2014. The second interview was done on November 22, 2014. After finding the teacher’s problems and needs, the researcher continued by distributing the questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed to 24 first graders of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem on January 22, 2015. The teacher and students information were very valuable for the researcher in designing a set of integrated English materials. After finishing the design, the researcher asked some language experts to evaluate and validate the designed materials.

C. Research Participants

There were three groups of research participants in this study. The interview was conducted to the English teacher of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem. After conducting interview, the researcher distributed questionnaires to the first grade teacher. In order to find the experts’ feedback and suggestion, the researcher distributed evaluation questionnaires to the English teacher of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem and an ELESP lecturer. The researcher started conducting interview to English teacher of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem. The researcher needed the information from the English 34 teacher of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem as the research participant. The information was about the students ’ difficulties in learning English subject, the needs of student, and also the students’ interest about English subject. Moreover, the researcher also needed the teacher’s opinions and feedback in designing a set of integrated materials. Besides asking for the information, the researcher also needed the English teacher about the designed materials. The teacher’s feedback could enable the researcher to provide the best result of the designed integrated materials. The first grade students of SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem became the research participants who are asked to fill the questionnaire. Through the filled questionnaire, the researcher gained valuable information about what the students need for the integrated materials. The researcher distributed the questionnaire to all first grade students in the SMK Kanisius 1 Pakem. There was only single class of the first grade in this vocational school. This class consisted of 25 students. By involving all participants students from this class, the researcher could gain information about what they really needs through pre-design questionnaire. The ELESP lecturer also became the last participant of this study. The researcher asked the lecturer to fill the evaluation questionnaire. Through this questionnaire the researcher got valuable feedback and suggestion which must be supporting for this study. The lecturer was intended to check whether the designed materials are appropriate or not. The assistance of the lecturer must be useful for the researcher in order to solve the problems which are faced during designing the materials. 35

D. Research Instruments