ABSTRACTThe objectives of this research are: (1) to investigate the quality of the existingcourse books used in teaching and learning Guiding subject in SMKN 6 Surakarta,and (2) to develop an English speaking module in SMKN 6 Surakarta especially inTourism Department. This research was conducted at a SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015.This research is categorized as Research and Development (R & D). It was conductedinto two steps namely exploration and development. Stages in exploration wereliterature review, field study, need analysis, and product planning. Stages indevelopment were prototype development, field testing, and final product.After conducting need analysis through questionnaire, observation, interview,and document analysis, it was found that the existing course book used in Guidingclass of Tourism Department did not match well with the students’ need towardGuiding material. The course book was quite general for Guiding class for TourismDepartment in twelfth grade. The organization of the content was based on KTSP, whereasthe school implemented the 2013 curriculum. There was no example of the dialoguebetween guide and tourists. There was no language function, pronunciation practice, andvocabulary. The researcher concluded that there was a need of English speakingmodule to guide their teaching learning process.In the development stage, the researcher designed a prototype of a new speakingmodule referring to Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) method and English forVocational School (EVP). The designing and development of the module werevalidated by two experts. Expert validation is conducted to obtain advices andsuggestions for the improvement of prototype. After obtaining the feedback from theexpert, the researcher revised the draft. The module was tried out three times in orderto validate the feasibility. The final try out, class observation, questionnaire andFocus Group Discussion (FGD) approved the module’s feasibility andappropriateness for teaching and learning speaking skill in Guiding class.It is hoped that the English speaking module can be used in teaching andlearning process, besides it can also help students have independent learning. Theresearcher also hopes that the students’ can be motivated and active in learning and itwill create students centered in teaching learning process.Keywords: EVP, Module, R&D, Speaking Skill, TBLT