DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS FOR LIGHT VEHICLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Abstract

This study is aimed to develop English reading materials for vocational school.
This study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D). The
subject of this research was Grade X students of Light Vehicle Engineering
Department of SMK YPT Pangkalan Brandan consisting of 22 students. The data
consist of syllabus, lesson plan, syllabus and existing materials. Instrument of
collecting data were questionnaires and interview which were used to collect
information about students’ needs and learning needs. The need analysis showed
that 81.8 % of students had difficult to understanding English reading text because
the text is not relevant, difficult to understand the structure of word and sentences
in reading text and difficult to conclude the reading text. The evaluation of
existing reading materials showed that the existing reading materials are not
intended for students of Light Vehicle Engineering Department. The existing
reading materials are intended for all vocational students. After the students’ need
and reading materials had been analyzed, the new reading material was developed
that considering the students’ need and the relevant with vehicle. The genre of the
reading texts which were developed is descriptive text. Based on basic
competence, kinds of descriptive text which developed are describing people,
tourism place, and historical building. The product of this study consists of five
chapters which titles are Soichiro Honda, Museum Angkut, Coventry Transport
Museum, TMII Transport Museum, and Cadillac Ranch. The product was
validated by an English teacher and an English lecturer with the mean score is 4.1
from 5. The product is categorized as “Good and Relevant” reading materials.