Indonesian society consists of various tribes, cultures, beliefs which could still be seen in their everyday life situations. In developing materials based on the concepts above, a need analysis was carried out. The finished product could be seen in the Episodes In Indonesian book with 10 units comprising various everyday life situations (7 units), environmental awareness issues (1 unit), and culturally bound historical issues (2 units). Authentic samples of language will help the readers to be familiarized with everyday life contexts. Another point is that the comprehensiveness of politeness in Indonesia plays an important role in the success of communication. The use of personal pronouns and terms of address in the communication is expected in the society. Terms of address such as Anda is put in various functions as the neutral address, while Bapak, Mbak, Ibu as formal or informal terms of address. Another aspect of material development to be taken into consideration is how to get the book published and how to make its economic values as well. It means that the book is user friendly, teaching the language and the values underlying it so that the readers will know more about the language and the people of Indonesia.
 

Biodata:

Emalia Iragiliati Sukarni is a lecturer and doctorate candidate at SUM. Her article "Reading and Discussing Professional Abstracts" was published in TESOL Series. She is a researcher and bookwriter for English: junior and senior high schools, ESP, Advance Speaking and IYL: Civic Education for children, gender and translator for dictionaries.
 

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