Developing English Learning Materials for the Tenth Graders of Nursing Department in the Second Semester of SMK

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to find out the target needs of the tenth graders of nursing department in the second semester, 2) to find out the learning needs of the tenth graders of nursing department at the second semester, and 3) to develop the appropriate English materials for the tenth graders of nursing department at the second semester. This study belonged to Research and Development (R&D). The subjects of this study were the tenth graders of nursing department at SMK Kesehatan Rahani Husada. This study adapted the materials development procedure from Jolly and Bolitho in Tomlinson (1998). The steps of this study were conducting the need analysis, developing the course grid, developing the first draft materials, materials evaluation, revising the first draft materials and writing the final draft materials. There were two types questionnaires used to collect the data. This research found out that the target needs of the tenth graders of nursing department were: (1) being able to use English to support them as a nurse in the future, (2) being in the advanced level to support their later job, and (3) being able to communicate well in English.