THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CALL (COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING) IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF SMK N I DEPOK, SLEMAN, YOGYAKARTA

摘要

The aim of this research is to describe the implementation of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in teaching and learning of business English for students of SMK N I Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. It focuses on the description of the availability and the accessibility of hardware and courseware, the teachers’ control, the learner use of courseware, and one additional point; it is the teachers’ understanding of the implementation of CALL.udThis research is categorized as descriptive qualitative research. The instruments of the study were the researcher herself as the key instrument, the interview sheet, and the observation sheet. The respondents of the research are the school principal, four English teachers, and six students of grade tenth to twelfth. The data were collected from observing the implementation of CALL in the laboratory, interviewing the principal, the teachers, and the students, taking pictures of the teaching learning process in the laboratory, and observing the documents relating to the CALL program. They were analyzed by using coding category system. The validity of the data was gained through a triangulation technique.udThe findings of this research are summarized in four forms. First, the quantities of the computers are enough for each student in the laboratory. The combination of online and offline software in the school can support the teaching and learning of business English. Second, the teachers’ control in the teaching and learning activities is in the correct ways based on the implementation module components. The data shows the role of the teacher in the CALL classroom as the implementer of CALL/ HL program. Third, most of the students started to study the program in the same level. Their speed to learn is various because the CALL/HL program in SMK N 1 Depok is designed for individual user. Fourth, the basic knowledge of the teachers as the implementer is quite enough for the early implementation of CALL/HL program in SMK N 1 Depok. In conclusion, the implementation of CALL/HL in SMK N 1 Depok has fulfilled most of the implementation components.