DEVELOPING READING MATERIALS USING A GENRE-BASED APPROACH FOR THE NINTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 DEPOK IN THE FIRST SEMESTER

摘要

The objectives of this research are to find out the learning needs of the ninth grade students of SMPN 1 Depok in improving their reading skills and to develop suitable reading learning materials using genre-based approach for the ninth grade students of SMPN 1 Depok in the first semester.udThis study is categorized into research and development (R&D). This study was conducted at SMPN 1 Depok. The steps of this research were needs analysis, planning, writing the course grid, developing the first draft, evaluating and revising the first draft. The results of the data were in the form of quantitative data obtained using questionnaire and qualitative in the form of open-ended questions. The reading learning materials were revised based on the experts’ suggestions.udThe learning materials consist of two units. The first unit is about report text. The topic is Indonesian wildlife. The second unit is about procedure text. The topic is Indonesian cuisine. The development of the tasks adapted from stages of the teaching/learning cycle by Callaghan and Rothery (1988). This study indicated that appropriate English reading materials for SMPN 1 Depok have the following features. The input texts used in the materials is about daily activities. Regarding the procedure, answering the text questions, finding the meaning of the vocabulary, find detail information of each paragraph, understanding the generic structure of each text were appropriate. Individual work, pair work and group work were the appropriate setting. Being active participant was an appropriate learner’s role. The teacher’ role is a prompter, facilitator, controller, and organizer. The result of the data computation of the expert judgment shows that the category of the designed learning material is very good.