Developing Supplementary Reading Materials for English Course Program of Grade XII at SMAN 7 Malang

Abstract

The development of this supplementary reading materials is addressed to design a teaching material which compatible for students of grade XII in following the English course program. This product is developed in order to solve students’ problem in facing the examination. The development of this product is based on students’ need and interest. This study is categorized as Research and Development (R&D) since the objective of this study is to develop a product which can be applied for an educational program in English learning and teaching. The first step in developing this product is need analysis. In this phase, the researcher uses two instruments namely questionnaire and interview. Questionnaire is used to collect information from students, whereas interview is used to collect information from English teacher, the principal and alumni of SMAN 7 Malang. Secondly, the researcher designs syllabus and materials. Third, expert validation is conducted to check the feasibility of the product before the product is published. Then, the researcher revises some components based on experts’ comments and suggestion. Trying out the product is the next step to conduct. By trying out the product, the researcher will know the feasibility of the product. The last step is final product. In this phase, the researcher evaluates students’ opinion about the product and rechecks the product until the researcher believes this product can be published. The final product of this development is supplementary reading materials entitled “Smart Reading. Question Bank”. It can be used to support the exercise book that used in English course program. The material is about types of text. It consists of 8 chapters. Each chapter consists of brief explanation, vocabulary builder and mini test. Besides, this product is completed with tips and tricks, sample question and practice test. This product is designed colourfully with attractive pictures illustration in order to make students become more interested in doing the exercises. Last but not least, as a suggestion to the future researcher to carry out the similar studies by developing other skill such as listening. In examination, listening is also become one of the competencies that should be passed. By developing other skills, this product will be more complete and students can learn all aspects just in one book.