DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS OF REPORT TEXT FOR STUDENTS GRADE XI OF CULINARY STUDY PROGRAM AT SMKN 10 MEDAN

This study aims to design English reading materials needed for students at SMKN 10 Medan and develop English reading materials for students at SMKN 10 Medan. The research was conducted by Research and Development (R & D) design through six phases; gathering information and data, analyzing data, designing new materials, validating by experts, revising, and final product. It was conducted at SMKN 10 Medan, especially grade XI. The data were gathered by administering interview to English teacher and distributing questionnaire to 32 students to get the students’ needs. The interview and questionnaire results prove that the students need English reading materials which contain the appropriate knowledge or topic with the BSNP (Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan), syllabus, and students’ level. Thus, developing materials are report text. The report texts expose the texts about food and culinary spot which are adjacent with students’ life. The products have been validated by experts.The average scores are 87,5%, from English lecturer 4.0 or 81% and 4,8 or 94 % from English teacher. It means the developing materials categorized as relevant or appropriate for students at SMKN 10 Medan grade XI.