Figure 4: Research Procedures
Step 1
Conducting needs analysis
Step 2 Writing the course design
Step 3
Designing the first draft of
materials Step 4
Getting expert judgment
Step 5
Revising the final draft
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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter presents and discusses the findings of the research. The first part of this chapter presents the result of needs analysis, the course grid of the materials,
the first draft of the materials and the results of materials evaluation expert judgment.
A. Research Findings
1. The Results of Needs Analysis
To assess the target and learning needs of the students, a needs analysis was conducted. The questionnaire was distributed to the students in March 2013.
a. Target Needs
Target needs is defined as learners’ view about the target situation
Hutchinson Waters, 1987. It includes necessities the targeted objective of th
e study, lacks the recent gaps between students’ ability and the target needs and wants students’ views of the target needs according to their intention to
leaning.
1 Necessities
Hutchinson and Waters 1987 define necessities as a list of abilities students should posses in order to function properly in the target situation
1987:5. The following tables show students of International Science classes view about the demand of their target situation.
Table 7:
Students’ View about Target Goals Questions
Items N
F Percentage
What is your main goal of
studying English in
English Speaking
Club? a.
To get equipped with sufficient
general English vocabulary to
communicate in the classroom.
71 11
15.49
b. To get equipped with
sufficient English
vocabulary related to science.
71 13
23.94
c. To get equipped with
sufficient knowledge of grammar in use to
communicate in the classroom.
71 11
15.49
d. To get equipped with
sufficient knowledge of language functions
used in
academic context
to communicate in the
classroom. 71
36 50.70
Table 7 shows that 50.70 of the students claim getting equipped with sufficient knowledge of language functions used in academic context is their
main goal of studying English. The second highest tendency of their goals is that getting equipped with sufficient English vocabulary related to science to
communicate in the classroom.
