THE REQUISITE VOCABULARY 1 MATERIAL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS OF STKIP â?? PGRI TRENGGALEK

Abstract

This research aims at developing the requisite Vocabulary 1 material for college students of STKIP-PGRI Trenggalek. As a matter of fact, mostly books/textbooks/workbooks of vocabulary today do not accommodate what needs and interests of college students of STKIP-PGRI Trenggalek and the qualifications and features of buku ajar as been stated in Indonesian minister of education decree number 36 year 2001. This research, however, was research and development (R & D) as an industry-based development model in which the findings of research are used to design new products and procedures, which then are systematically field-tested, evaluated, and refined until they meet specified criteria of effectiveness, quality, or similar standards. Subjects of the research were 25 students learning Vocabulary 1, consisted of 9 male and 16 female students of the English department in the second semester of STKIP PGRI Trenggalek. Meanwhile, the object of this research was a Vocabulary 1 course book (buku ajar Vocabulary 1). Data collection methods of this research were obtained from questionnaires and observation. Research findings proved that the product was successful to obtain the requisite Vocabulary 1 material for college students of STKIP â?? PGRI Trenggalek since it met the government qualification of course book/buku ajar standard writing and features, accommodated the studentsâ?? needs and interests, provided recent theories of vocabulary learning, acquired the learning outcome of Vocabulary 1 study area as stated in syllabus, was systematically developed into five steps development, and most importantly as the result of field-testing product resulted the supportive responses from teacher and students and they were satisfied with it.