DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING MATERIALS FOR LIGHT VEHICLE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

This study is aimed to develop English reading materials for vocational school. This
study was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D). The subject of this
research was Grade X students of Light Vehicle Engineering Department of SMK
YPT Pangkalan Brandan consisting of 22 students. The data consist of syllabus,
lesson plan, syllabus and existing materials. Instrument of collecting data were
questionnaires and interview which were used to collect information about students’
needs and learning needs. The need analysis showed that 81.8 % of students had
difficult to understanding English reading text because the text is not relevant,
difficult to understand the structure of word and sentences in reading text and difficult
to conclude the reading text. The evaluation of existing reading materials showed that
the existing reading materials are not intended for students of Light Vehicle
Engineering Department. The existing reading materials are intended for all
vocational students. After the students’ need and reading materials had been
analyzed, the new reading material was developed that considering the students’ need
and the relevant with vehicle. The genre of the reading texts which were developed is
descriptive text. Based on basic competence, kinds of descriptive text which
developed are describing people, tourism place, and historical building. The product
of this study consists of five chapters which titles are Soichiro Honda, Museum
Angkut, Coventry Transport Museum, TMII Transport Museum, and Cadillac Ranch.
The product was validated by an English teacher and an English lecturer with the
mean score is 4.1 from 5. The product is categorized as “Good and Relevant” reading
materials