Abstract
Indonesian Ministry of Education decree number 36 (2001) outlines that coursebook (buku ajar) is a handbook for a course written by experts in related fields. It is written to obtain the qualifications and features of textbooks and to finally be published and distributed. In an attempt to implement the decree, the objective of this research was to develop vocabulary coursebook for the higher education students of English education program. In fact, there is no vocabulary book that meets students’ needs and qualifications of the coursebook (buku ajar). This research was a Research and Development (R&D) study with an industry-based development model. The subjects of the research were all active students at English education program of STKIP PGRI Trenggalek in 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic year. Data were collected using questionnaires and observation. The data collected by questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively and the data collected through observation was analyzed qualitatively. Research findings proved that the product was successful to obtain the vocabulary coursebook for the higher education students of English education program since it met the government qualification of coursebook standards and features, accommodated the students’ needs and interests, provided recent theories of vocabulary learning, acquired the learning outcome of vocabulary study area as stated in syllabus, and was systematically developed in five steps development. More importantly as the result of the field-test of the product indicated supportive responses from teacher and students teaching-learning vocabulary in English education program.
Highlights
Basuki (2017, p.13) argues that “for many years teaching learning English vocabulary has been done for higher education students learning English in the EFL context as Vocabulary subjects”
The English language education program of STKIP-PGRI Trenggalek curriculum which is based on the Indonesian national qualification framework (KKNI) states that the learning outcome of vocabulary area of study is to make students able to analyze, distinguish and use most common English words used in writing and speech as the basis of interpersonal communication which is in line with the daily life norms
As the final step to meet the qualification of coursebook (Buku Ajar) mentioned above, the book was ready to be printed, published and distributed to all people in the educational setting who find the necessities of the book
Summary
Basuki (2017, p.13) argues that “for many years teaching learning English vocabulary has been done for higher education students learning English in the EFL context as Vocabulary subjects”. The English language education program of STKIP-PGRI Trenggalek curriculum which is based on the Indonesian national qualification framework (KKNI) states that the learning outcome of vocabulary area of study is to make students able to analyze, distinguish and use most common English words used in writing and speech as the basis of interpersonal communication which is in line with the daily life norms. In an attempt to implement the mentioned decree, accommodate the students’ needs and fulfill the learning outcome of the vocabulary area of the study above, the objective of this research was merely to develop vocabulary coursebook for the higher education students of English education program
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