DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS FOR GRADE XI OF ACCOUNTING VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

This study aimed to develop English reading material for students in vocational school. The study conducted by using Research and Development (R&D). The respondent of this research was 20 students of Accounting Department grade XI in SMK ERIA Medan. The data was consisted of syllabus, lesson plan, and existing reading materials. Based on the data, the existing reading materials were not appropriate for students of accounting department because those were intended for general students. The instruments of collecting data were questionnaires and interview to students, English teacher, and practitioner. This aimed to collect the data and information about students’ needs and learning needs. The need analysis showed the needs of students on English reading materials. Based on the need analysis and material evaluation, the new reading materials were developed by associating to students’ need and their department. The genre of text was procedure text which told about the manual steps and tips. After designing the product, the experts validated the product. And finally, the English reading materials for accounting students could be used. The developed reading materials were the stages of accounting, the procedure of journalizing, steps to locate errors, the procedure of preparing bank reconciliation statement, and tips for recording the merchandise inventory by using FIFO. The product had been validated by an English lecturer and an English teacher with the mean score was 4.78 from 5. The product was categorized as “Good and Relevant” reading materials.