CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents and discusses the findings of the research. The first part of this chapter presents the results of needs analysis, the syllabus of the
materials, the first draft of the materials and the results of materials evaluation. The second part presents the discussion of the findings.
A. Research Findings
1. The Results of the Needs Analysis
A needs analysis was conducted to assess the students ’ target and learning
needs. The questionnaire was distributed to the students in September 2014. The results are described below.
a. Target Needs
Target needs cover a number of important distinctions which include necessities, lacks, and wants Hutchinson and Waters, 1987.
a Necessities
Hutchinson and Waters 1987 define necessities as the type of need that the students should know in order to function effectively in
the target situation. There are four questions provided by the researcher.
The following table shows the students’ view about the demand of their target situation.
Table 4.1 Students’ View about Their Learning Goal
Item Goal
N f
Percentage
The students’
goal of studying
English a.
To get many kinds of vocabularies of
beauty world which can support my future
job 33
4 12.12
b. To be able to
communicate in English both
written and spoken to support my
future job
33 14
42.42
c. To pass the
National Exam. 33
13 39.39
d. Others
33 1
3.03
In term of goal, the data above show that most of the students, which is 42.42, claim that their main goal of studying English is to
be able to communicate in English fluently. The second highest tendency 39.39 is that they want to pass the National Exam.
Table 4.2 Students ’ View about Necessary Level to Have
Item Level
N f
Percentage
Students’ view about
necessary level to have
to support their higher
education a.
beginner: to be able to comprehend
simple sentences and utterances in the
daily life 33
1 3.03
b. intermediate: to be
able to comprehend the main point of the
text and give opinions 33
4 12.12
continued
continued
c. advanced: to be
able to comprehend types of text and the
explicit meaning of it
33 28
84.84
d. others
33
Table 4.2 shows that most of the students consider that they need to be in advanced level 84.84 in order to support their higher
education level or their future job, while other participants 12.12 consider that intermediate level is where they need to be.
Table 4.3 Students’ View about Topic of Reading Text
Item Topic of Reading
Text N
f Percentage
Students’ view about
topic of
reading text they
will read
the most
as beauty
experts a.
make-up procedures in English
33 13
39.39
b. recent
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