DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY ENGLISH READING MATERIAL THROUGH CTL APPROACH FOR TOURISM

Abstract

objectives of this study are (1) to develop the supplementary reading material based on the contextual teaching and learning approach for Tourism Department in second grade of SMK Negeri 1 Gorontalo, (2) to see students’ perception towards this supplementary English material for Tourism Department. This study is a research and development project based on Sugiyono's (2016) ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) model. The participants in this study were 40 second-grade students from SMK Negeri 1 Gorontalo's Tourism Department. Document analysis and questionnaires were used as research tools in this study. The percentages were used to examine the results of the need analysis questionnaires. The generated materials book was examined and analyzed by specialists to ensure that it was appropriate. The results of the need analysis revealed that the students lacked experience and had difficulty reading English, particularly in the field of tourism. Based on the tourist department's aim and learning needs, students required reading materials that were appealing and intriguing. This product's format is based on the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach. The book is divided into four units, each with an activity based on the CTL approach. The expert judgment validation results for the book were deemed to be very good. Furthermore, the responses of students to the book were rated as very good. As a result, the book is appropriate for use in the English reading activity of second-grade Tourism Department students at SMK Negeri 1 Gorontalo