Developing English Interactive Learning Multimedia of Listening and Speaking for the Tenth Grade Students at Senior High Schools in Pelabuhanratu.

This research aims to develop a computer-based interactive learning multimedia for the teaching of English on the themes of talking about oneself, complimenting expression and caring expression that is eligible for the tenth grade students of senior high schools in Pelabuhanratu. The development study refers to the model suggested by Sugiyono (2014). The development design was grouped into four developmental procedures, consisting of: (1) exploration (2) development of draft/prototype, (3) expert validation and revision, and (4) try-out and final revision. The product testing involved four English teachers from four high schools in Pelabuhanratu. The data were collected using an observation sheet of the teaching and learning process, questionnaires for teachers’ profile, schools’ profile, students’ profile, evaluation sheet for the experts and a questionnaire of teachers’ responses. The data were analysed using the Likert-scale conversion Figure on scale four proposed by Mardapi (2008). The research findings reveal that the characteristics of an appropriate learning multimedia for the tenth grade students in Pelabuhanratu are the learning multimedia that: (1) gives students a lot of listening and speaking practice, (2) generates low pressure learning environment, (3) promotes student-centred learning, (4) trains students to practice micro skills of listening and speaking and (5) provides Bahasa Indonesia translation in the learning instruction and have a sufficient number of English vocabulary in the glossary. The results of evaluation by experts and product testing by users indicate that in terms of the content and the appearance, this learning multimedia program falls in the “very good” category. The English language teaching expert assessed the product 3.22 while the learning multimedia expert assessed the product 3.28. By the users, this product was scored 3.61 and 3.79 for its content and appearance respectively. The results indicate that the developed English interactive learning multimedia program is considered “appropriate” to be implemented as a learning medium for the teaching of listening and speaking for the tenth grade students in Pelabuhanratu