Developing Supplementary English Material Based On Project-Based Learning for Nursing Students of Medical Department of SMK Citra Semesta Indonesia Yogyakarta

Abstract

This research aims at developing Supplementary English Material to fulfill the students’ need toward the material at vocational high school using Project-based Learning (PBL). It was conducted to investigate (1) the quality of the existing course book used in vocational high school, (2) the development of the Supplementary Project book in SMK Citra Semesta Indonesia Yogyakarta. This research was categorized into Research and Development (R & D). It was conducted in two steps, they were exploration and development. The exploration step revealed: (1) the description of the existing course book used in vocational high school and (2) the need analysis of the ESP learning material. While the development step explained: (1) the description of the draft of supplementary project book, (2) the result of the trial of the draft, and (3) the final draft of supplementary project book. The data in the exploration stage were collected through conducting document analysis, observation, questionnaire, and having interview. It was carried out to reveal the quality of existing course book used at vocational high school and the learner’s need toward material. The findings show that the course book used at the vocational high school students contains general English material and it is less specific to be used for the students of nursing skill program. Hence, the findings imply the supplementary project book was needed to be developed by considering the need of the teacher and the students. The supplementary project book was developed by considering some aspects. It contains theoretical theories of ESP and PBL. Then, it was validated and reviewed by some experts on English language teaching and implemented in class. Through conducting observation, distributing questionnaire, and having focus group discussion that involved the researcher, the teacher, the expert, and students, the draft was revised to be the final draft of supplementary project book. Therefore, after going through the stages, it could be said that the draft is feasible to be applied as supplementary material to teach students of nursing skill program in vocational high school. It is expected that the book can give some contribution and improvement for English teaching and learning.