DEVELOPING ENGLISH READING TEXT MATERIALS FOR CULINARY ART STUDENTS OF SMKN 1 KISARAN

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 Culinary Art Department of
SMKN 1 Kisaran, Asahan, Sumatera Utara consisting of 25 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 68% of students less to understood the reading texts and only 32% who can
be understood the text well. There were some reasons of the casebecause 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 Culinary Art 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 culinary. 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, describing place, and
describing taste of the food. The product of this study consists of three chapters
which titles are Chef Juna, Soto Medan and The Sipirok Restaurant. 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.