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The main objective of this research are: (1) to describe the quality of “When English Rings a Bell” for seventh grade students textbook, and (2) to develop the theme-based  listening  supplementary materials  for  the  seventh  grade  students based on Curriculum 2013.

This study is a research and development study which was carried out at SMP N 1
Tengaran. The procedure used in this research is adapted from Gall, Gall, & Borg (2003) and Sugiyono (2009) which includes: (1) the exploration stage and (2) the development  stage.  In  the  exploration  stage,  the  researcher  conducted  need analysis and find out the weaknesses of the existing materials by administering questionnaires to the students and teacher. Field notes were taken to know the real condition in the classroom. In addition, interviews were conducted to the students and  teacher.  In  the  development  stage,  the  prototype was  developed, judged, validated,  and  tried  out.  The  researcher  did  the  try out  three  times  until  the prototype is feasible.

In the exploration stage, the researcher found the weaknesses of the listening materials   in   the   WERB   textbook   and   the   need   analysis   for   listening supplementary materials. The weaknesses of the listening materials in the WERB textbook are: (1) no listening comprehension material; (2) small number of listening; (3) many imitation activities for listening; (4) uninteresting themes in each chapter; and (5) no audio/video recording. In addition, in the need analysis, the students and the teacher need listening supplementary materials which: (1) are related to Curriculum 2013; (2) accommodate listening comprehension; (3) are theme-based; and (4) are accompanied by audio/video recording. Due to the weaknesses  of  the  existing  listening  materials  and  the  needs  analysis,  the researcher developed the listening supplementary material prototypes. Based on the development of the prototype, the researcher found that the prototypes: (1) help the students to learn the Basic Competence; (2) have clear audio/video recordings; (3) help the students to achieve the indicators of listening skill; (4) have interesting themes; and (5) accommodate the use of scientific approach.

Keywords : listening, theme-based supplementary materials, Curriculum 2013