scholarly journals English Courses for Students of Islamic Economics: What Do They Really Need?

2021 ◽  
pp. 425-436
Author(s):  
M Ridwan ◽  
Rahmah Fithriani ◽  
Widia Fransiska ◽  
Chuzaimah Batubara
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
State University ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Second Year

The teaching of the English language to the students of Islamic Economics should aim to provide them with the skills needed for completing academic as well as professional tasks. The purposes of this study are twofold: (1) identifying what types of English language skills the students of Islamic Economics need; and (2) figuring out whether the current English for specific purposes (ESP) course offered is relevant to their needs. This on-going study employs qualitative descriptive methods with 200 firstand second-year students of the Islamic Economics study program of a state university in Medan, Indonesia. The data analyzed in this paper were collected using an online survey divided into two sections: one to collect the participants’ demographics and the other to explore their perceived language skill needs. The results reveal that most students need reading and writing skills more than any other language skills. The students reported that the English course they have taken so far did not prepare them to master those two needed skills. This study recommends that the existing ESP syllabus be redesigned to meet the students’ needs. Keywords: English for specific purposes (ESP), higher education, Islamic economics, need analysis

scholarly journals NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) TO INFORMATIC STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Rita Karmila Sari ◽  
Adhityo Kuncoro ◽  
Fajar Erlangga
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
English Students ◽  
Regular Classes ◽  
Learning English

The aim of the research is to find out 1) the aims of students to learn English; 2) the aspects of English students want to learn, 3) the purpose of learning four English language skills namely reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and 4) the difficulties students face when learning English. This research employs a descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach. The respondents consist of students taken from six regular classes in an informatics study program. The data are obtained by distributing questionnaires. The result of the research indicates that 1) the main aim of students to learn English is for the needs for finding a job; 2) the students want to learn all aspects of language, especially reading; 3) the students’ main difficulties when learning English are limited vocabulary and insufficient understanding of grammar. 

scholarly journals NEED ANALYSIS OF ESP FOR NON-ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-332
Author(s):  
Rini Ekayati ◽  
Imelda Darmayanti Manurung ◽  
Elvita Yenni
Keyword(s):  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

In non-English study programs, English learning material is arranged based on the specificities of the English learners themselves, commonly known as English for Specific Purpose (ESP). By using a qualitative approach and descriptive method, this study aims to map the students’ English language skills, determine the objectives of learning English, and the concept of ESP material needed by students in the non-English Study Program at  UMSU. Sources of data in this study were 80 (eighty) respondents (students) from non-English study programs who had already completed their general English course. Data analysis was performed by using qualitative descriptive methods in terms of numbers and percentages. The results show that the students’ needs vary from one student to another depending on their respective fields of knowledge. The students’ average ability starts from the low until intermediate level, and speaking and listening skills cover those needed by the learners of the respective study program. Their learning objectives are divided into two criteria, short-term goals related to current needs such as academic/educational needs and long-term goals related to their world of work after completing education. The concept of ESP English learning needed depends on the varying needs of each existing non-English study program. Thus, the ESP concept that is designed must be adapted to these needs.

WRITING MATERIAL FOR OFFICE ADMINISTRATION STUDY PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: STUDENTS’ NEED ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Iga Yolanda ◽  
N. Ngadiso ◽  
S. Sumardi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Need Analysis

Vocational High School is course with aim to prepare the students to have specific skills by having practical activities based on its study program. It has the same purpose with English for specific purposes (ESP) course which aims to meet the students’ specific language need. ESP courses help students to use English appropriately as well as accurately to perform their jobs in a various situations where they encounter their English language function. ESP course often begins with the students’ need. Students’ need analysis is needed to be identified to be able to meet the effective learning material based on what the students really need. This study aims to investigate the writing materials needs of eleventh grade students of Office Administration study program in Vocational High School from viewpoints of students. This study used descriptive qualitative analysis with questionnaire and interview method to collect the data. The subjects of the research were eleventh grade of Office Administration students that consisted of 34 students by using purposive sampling. The result indicated that the students have several needs in terms of target needs and learning needs. Target needs are divided into necessities, wants, and lacks. Based on the result of target needs, the students are lack of component of writing skills including express ideas, write with correct organization, use correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, and use appropriate vocabulary based on the context of the text. Thus, the students need and want to learn those components of writing skills. Meanwhile, learning needs are divided into input, procedure, setting, and accessibility. The input is divided into content of materials, activities, and design. The teachers should pay attention more on those aspects to fulfill the students’ need to help them transition successfully to their future careers after graduation.

scholarly journals LEARNERS’ NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF CULINARY DEPARTMENT STUDENTS AT SMKN 3 KOTA BENGKULU

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Annisa Ayutami ◽  
Alamsyah Harahap ◽  
Syahrial .
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

The design of this research is qualitative descriptive research. The purposes of this research are first to analyze the English learning needs of students in Culinary Department and second to identify what are the needs that not available in the textbook used. The subjects of this research are first the students of SMKN 3 Bengkulu 10th grade, second the English   teachers   who   teach   at   the   Culinary   department,   third   alumni   of   Culinary department, and fourth the English language users in the field of Culinary. In this study, researchers used the needs analysis to find what are the needs and wants of students in learning English. The instruments that used in this study are questionnaires, interview questionnaires, and textbooks used in English language learning. The result of the research indicates that the students' English needs is the learning material according to their vocation and the activity that can make the students more active in the learning process. For unavailable needs are including the materials that contain more vocabulary related to culinary, text examples and tasks to suit students' abilities, and learning activities that can make students more active. 

scholarly journals دور وليات الفصول فى تنمية المهارة اللغوية لطالبات الفصل الأول للبنات الحرم الثالث بمعهد دارالسلام كونتور

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Fitri Rahmadhani Salsabilla
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
New Student

In essence, the success of female students in the learning  in Gontor not only with intelligence possessed, but there are other factors that will influence this, that factor was the ability to speak Arabic. Arabic language skills is the ability of a person to has the ability to speak include: the ability of hearing, speech, reading, and writing skills are good and right. One of the parties responsible and plays an important role in instilling the ability to speak Arabic in ITTC Darussalam Gontor is master of class, because master of class is as representative headmaster and Director of KMI. Moreover, a new student class 1 KMI much needed next grade level This research is a qualitative descriptive field research, data collection techniques used are: 1) Interview, 2) Observation, and 3) Documentation. And to analyze the data, researchers use Miles and Huberman, namely: 1) Data Reduction, 2) Presentation of Data, and 3) Withdrawal Conclusion and Verivikasi Data. Therefore, the role and efforts master of class 1 in imparting language skills is required. From the analysis conducted, the researcher concludes that: 1) The role of the homeroom teacher in instilling the ability of the language is very important, and the role is: a) Motivate and teach students to be able to have language skills, b) Teaching Arabic with props and requires students to bring dictionary, c) Provide new vocabulary, d) Provide good example, e) Guarding to participate in the following language activities.

scholarly journals The Humanitarian Project-Based Material for Productive Written Language Skills Subject for English Education Study Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-355
Author(s):  
Anggraini Thesisia Saragih ◽  
Amrin Saragih ◽  
Christine Helena ◽  
Yuni Khairina ◽  
Ade Namira
Keyword(s):  
English Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Expert Judgement ◽  
Study Program ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Education Study ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Gathering Data

This study was aimed to develop humanitarian project-based material for productive written language skills subject for English Education Study Program at UNIMED. Research and Development (R&D) was the design of this study with the subjects of the study were 25 students of first semester students of English Education Study Program at UNIMED. The research procedures were adapted from Borg and Gall’s research theory (1983) namely 1)gathering data and information, 2)need analysis, 3)designing course material, 4)validating and evaluating new course material by the Experts, 5)revising the course material and 6)final product. The instruments of collecting the data were questionnaire, interview and expert judgement questionnaire. The data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.. Based on the result of the expert judgement, the whole aspects of developed materials were in the range of 81-100% and were categorized as “very good”.

scholarly journals The Access to and Use of ICT in Learning English: A Case of University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Cici Adeliani ◽  
Alamsyah Harahap ◽  
Dedi Sofyan ◽  
Ildi Kurniawan ◽  
Azhar Aziz Lubis
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Education Study ◽  
The University ◽  
English Students ◽  
English Language Skills

This research aimed to find out the students’ access to ICT application and how far ICT application helps students in mastering English language skills faced by English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu in the 2020/2021 academic year. This research was an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. The population of this research was English students of English Education Study Program at the University of Bengkulu. The sample of this research was selected by using purposive sampling technique, totaling 80 students for questionnaire and 24 students for interview. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The instruments were consisted of 15 items adapted from Dang Hoang Tri and Nhung Hong Thi Nguyen (2014). This research used Microsoft Excel to analyze the data.  The result of this study showed that students access 15 ICT applications in English learning. Also, researcher found that the majority of students have positive perception towards ICT application can help students in mastering English language skills.

scholarly journals Teaching Professional and Technical Communication: The Case of Technical Documentation

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Delia Tănase
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Technical Documentation ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teaching Professional

Abstract The present article highlights important aspects that need to be considered in the design of the academic linguistic training oriented to develop students’ technical documentation-related writing skills viewed as critical career-boosting skills that influence and condition employees’ promotion and graduates’ hiring chances. Technical documentation is an umbrella term covering different types of technical documents (e.g. technical reports, manufacturing standards, installation guides, quick references cards, troubleshooting guides, release notes, etc.) which, irrespective of usage or function, observe general characteristics and share essential features whose effective recognition and knowledgeability facilitate students’ upward career trajectory. The topic is discussed from the perspective of two teaching priorities - awareness of stylistic features characteristic of technical documentation and awareness of performance standards in terms of technical documentation production - within the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) and BELF (English as Business Lingua Franca) frameworks that prioritize the performative and lingua franca dimensions of the English language use in the currently-emerging globalized workplaces.

scholarly journals NEEDS ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AT POLITEKNIK GIHON

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Wiwik Damanik ◽  
Erika Sinambela ◽  
Arsen Nahum Pasaribu
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Future Career ◽  
Need Analysis

The needs analysis cannot be separated from the development of materials and curriculum design for language learning, especially ESP. The research about ESP, especially the topic of need analysis still needs to be explored. Thus, this research aims to identify language skills needed and develop English teaching materials at Politeknik Gihon. The subjects of this study were 45 ongoing students and six former students. The result of the study revealed the perceptions of the students’ needs for their current studies and future career and how the English material should be designed in this institution. This study contributes in developing the teaching material and proposed a redesigned of ESP course.

scholarly journals Need Analysis in ADDIE Model to Develop Academic Speaking Materials

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-446
Author(s):  
Dian Misesani ◽  
Wendelinus Oscar Janggo ◽  
Maria Siti Nirmala Wuwur
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Addie Model

Need analysis has become part of ADDIE model in developing materials for language learning. This research aims at examining the importance of need analysis as the initial focal step prior to the development of materials for Speaking for Academic Purpose. It is also investigating the reliability of ADDIE model prior to developing teaching material, specifically the ‘analyze’ stage. This research is typically a qualitative descriptive approach which conducted by using survey method. The instruments are students questionnaires and experts questionnaires created in online google form. There are totally 68 higher education students consist of thirty-three (33) seventh semester students and thirty-five (35) of fifth semester students taking the role as the respondents. The experts questionnaires are distributed to six lecturers who have the same interest in materials development and teach English for academic Purposes. The most result showed that 40 and 21 respondents consider ‘very important’ and ‘important’ which shows that 90% of all respondents has similar opinion on the importance of textbook for the course of Speaking for Academic Purpose availability. All of the expert-respondents  consider that it is important to develop materials for the course of Speaking for Academic purpose, shown by the dominant answers of ‘yes’Thus, by implementing ADDIE model, the researchers are convinced to develop materials for Speaking for Academic Purpose for students of English Education Study Program in Nusa Nipa University.

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