Designing English Accounting Learning Material for the Eleventh Grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo in Academic Year of 2016/2017

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to identify the target needs and learning needs of the students Accounting program SMK N 2 Purworejo and to develop English accounting learning material for eleventh grade of SMK N 2 Purworejo. This research was a Research and Development (R&D) study. The subjects of this study were the grade XI students of AK 2 SMK N 2 Purworejo. The steps of the research were conducting the needs analysis, writing the course grid, developing the first draft of materials, consulting the first draft of materials to the experts, and revising and developing the final draft of materials. There were two types of questionnaires used in this research. The first questionnaire was the needs analysis questionnaire, distributed to the students to identify their target needs and learning needs. The second one was the materials expert evaluation questionnaire to assess the appropriateness of the developed materials. The main goal of the students to learn English to support their future career as an accountant. The students admit that they need to improve their speaking skill as an accountant. Learning needs cover the components of tasks : goals, input, procedure, setting, and teachers’ role. The result of the research shows that English Accounting Material provides the parts of the unit introduction and main lesson consisting of observing, questioning, exploring, associating, and communicating.