scholarly journals An ESP Needs Analysis: Addressing the Needs of English for Informatics Engineering

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Elok Putri Nimasari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Need Analysis

English for specific purposes (ESP) have different needs of English language use. These needs will be the fundamental indicators to develop appropriate ESP syllabus. In order to find those needs, a need analysis research is necessary to conduct. This qualitative study addresses the result of ESP needs analysis for 95 Informatics Engineering of Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo students. Brief reviews of ESP, needs analysis, and current learners’ situation of ESP classroom for Informatics Engineering are described as theoretical frameworks. A needs analysis questionnaire is utilized as an approach to find specific needs and to evaluate the current class situation. The results address 10 areas of English language use for Informatics Engineering major.

A Need Analysis in English Material for XI Grade of Beauty Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
L. W. Padmawati ◽  
K. Sintya Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Study Results ◽  
English Students

Needs analysis aims to identify what English students should learn. However, there are still many teachers who have not analyzed the material needs of students. The material used by the teacher is too general for students. Students do not get English for specific purposes for particular majors. This results when students find it challenging to communicate with guests in certain areas. This study aims to analyze the English material and analyze the suitability of the English language material based on the ESP principles. This study used the descriptive qualitative method. The study subjects were students of the class XI beauty program—the use of questionnaires and document checklists as data collection instruments. The study results indicate that students need unique English materials and special English skills in the tourism sector, especially in beauty spas. Furthermore, based on the document checklist, the English teaching materials in the beauty program are not by the ESP concept because the data shows that the teaching materials are too general and not close to the student's field. Therefore, students hope that the school can design an ESP program to improve competence in beauty spa activities.

scholarly journals English for Nursing Students Based on Task-Based Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Ahmad Rusli ◽  
Jufrizal Jufrizal ◽  
Hamzah Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
Teaching Learning

The aim of this research was to develop English learning materials based on task-based learning in the form of handout for nursing study program students at STIKES Aufa Royhan Padangsidimpuan. In the development process, this research used to: 1) identify the needs of teaching/learning Englishof the students; 2) develop English learning materials based on task-based learning; 3) find out the experts’ judgments about the developed handout; 4) find out the users’ perceptions about the developed handout. Research method was Research and Development (R&D). ADDIE model used to develop the handout. The result of needs analysis indicated the students needed to learn English language use in the nursing context. Then appropriate handout of English for Nursing was developed based on the result of needs analysis. Based on the experts judgments and users’ perception, the developed handout are categorized valid, effective, and practical.

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 Towards an ESP Course for Engineering Students in Vocational Schools in Morocco: the Case of the National School of Applied Sciences

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Manar Dahbi
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
Engineering Studies ◽  
National School

In engineering studies, students need specific English language practices to communicate effectively in professional settings. This research project was carried out for two main purposes. First, the aim was to evaluate to what extent the English for general purposes courses offered to engineering students at the National School of Applied Sciences of Fes were successful in fulfilling the job requirements of the prospective engineers. And the second purpose was to devise an ESP (English for specific purposes) course that is rather linked to the field of specialization of the respondents and can attend to their vocational needs. To this end, a “needs analysis questionnaire” was devised to identify these students’ needs in relation to the English language course. The results stressed the significance of English for engineering students. They also identified the students’ lacks, needs and interests regarding English language. The study concluded with some pedagogical implications.

scholarly journals Needs analysis of English for mechanical engineers in the Vietnamese context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tinh Le
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Technical Drawing ◽  
The Social ◽  
World English

<p>This study examines the English language needs of mechanical engineers in Vietnam. A high demand for proficiency in English is increasing in ASEAN countries, including Vietnam. Vietnam in general and the important field of mechanical engineering, in particular, attracts many foreign investors and multinational organisations and this creates plurilingual and pluricultural workplaces where English is used as a lingua franca.  Drawing on sociolinguistic theory, this pragmatic mixed method needs analysis study examines the English language communication needs of Vietnamese mechanical engineers at four workplaces in Vietnam. It investigates the kinds of real-world English skills required by Vietnamese mechanical engineers to function effectively in the workplace, the social factors that affect the use of English and the effects of breakdowns or other issues in communication in English. It draws on needs analysis models which have evolved from English for Specific Purposes, including those devised by Munby (1978) and more recently by The Common European Framework (CEF) Professional Profiles to establish key communicative events. To answer the study’s pragmatic questions about language use for practical purposes in the lingua franca, plurilingual and pluricultural workplace it also borrows from the theoretically eclectic model of the Wellington Workplace Project, a model grounded in the first language context (L1), and other more sociological studies of the relationship of language and power in international workplaces.  The study employed questionnaire, semi-structured interview and observation for data collection. Questionnaires were completed by 22 managers of mechanical engineers and 71 professional mechanical engineers. Based on the initial questionnaire analysis, 12 participants from the two groups took part in the follow-up semi-structured interviews. Observations in four worksites provided rich data about the real-world use of English.  The findings indicated a high frequency of English language use and the range of real-world English required by Vietnamese mechanical engineers for a range of communicative events including ordering spare parts, interpreting technical drawing and bidding for contracts. Mechanical engineers needed plurilingual and pluricultural competence to negotiate a range of accent, intonation and idiom in the lingua franca and plurilingual context. Minimal use of functional occupational language was sometimes sufficient for communication for the purpose of ‘getting things done’, but not always. Communication issues had financial consequences for the company, sometimes disastrous ones. Looking at the findings through the lens of arising communication issues helped to reveal some of the underlying power relationships in the workplace and some negative impacts on workplace solidarity.  These findings demonstrate the urgency of the need for increased English language skills for mechanical engineers in Vietnam and for the wider economy of Vietnam. English was found to function as a source of ‘expert power’ and in a wider implication this revealed a hidden or ‘shadow’ power structure within the workplace affected by English language proficiency. People were empowered when they possessed a good level of English, which could help them save not only their own face but also the face of the company.  More positively adaptive communicative strategies helped both mechanical engineers and their managers avoid communication issues. Adapting language for the purpose of ‘getting things done’ in turn interacted with low and high solidarity relationships. There was arguably an acceptance of a level of rudeness or abruptness in these workplace contexts. A high tolerance for the need to negotiate meaning in what could be described as not only a lingua franca but also a ‘poor English’ workplace context was sometimes observed. This tolerance sometimes but not always extended to the mobility of plurilingual repertoires such as code-switching, and some code-switching into Vietnamese was also observed on the part of long-term foreign managers. Humour also emerged as a dimension of high solidarity longer-term workplace relationships between Vietnamese mechanical engineers and foreign managers, even when all parties had limited English.  The study argues that understanding why mechanical engineers needed specific types of English and the effect of the social dimensions of this language could help lessen issues in communication. The consequences of miscommunication should be addressed in the English-language training process. Students should be strategically prepared to meet the the high communication demands of the lingua franca and plurilingual workplace which requires both English for technical communication and English for social communication.</p>

scholarly journals English for Specific Purposes: A Need Analysis on English Course in Islamic Banking Department

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Ahmad Madkur
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Language Skill ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Communicative Skill

This research was aimed at analyzing the type of English skills needed by the students of Islamic Banking (Perbankan Syariah) in IAIN Metro and figuring out the materials relevant to their needs. This was a qualitative study involving 25 students and 20 alumni who were working or had ever worked in the banks or BMTs. The data were obtained by employing interviews, questionnaires, documentation, and then analyzed by using Miles and Huberman model. The findings reveal that most of the students have less skill in English. However, the language skill that is needed at most by the students is speaking skill as the communicative skill and vocabulary as the language skill. It is also discovered that there are some problems, such as limited references, lack of supporting facilities, and learning duration that are encountered by both lecturers and the students. Then, referring to their needs, the materials do not yet accommodate the content focus in which the students can learn English related to banking issues. This research recommends that the syllabus should be revised and English should be taught in an integrative approach.

scholarly journals A Need Analysis in English for Business Material at Economic Faculty of Pandanaran University

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Tiara Nove Ria ◽  
Djamaludin Malik
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Materials Design ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
Business Course ◽  
Students First ◽  
Economic Faculty

This article’s aim is to find out what students’ of Economic Faculty of Pandanaran University need in learning English for Business course to improve the materials design. Since in Indonesia there are so many companies have already engaged with overseas client or customer, they have already applied English as media for communication in their daily work. Then, for preparing the readiness of the graduates to work at such company, there is English for Business course that must be taken by the students of Economic Faculty. However, the materials which are taught to students, so far, do not meet the students’ interest and need. That is why this study conducted to put the students first in improving materials. This quantitative and qualitative study used Needs Analysis Theory. Questionnaire and interview were conducted to collect the data and get all information to improve the materials design of English for Business Course. The participants of this study were an English lecturer, two HRD of multinational company, and 50 students of Economic Faculty at Universitas Pandanaran. The result of this study showed several found of materials that can be taught. Furthermore, it can be implemented in English for Business teaching.

scholarly journals Analisa Kebutuhan English for Specific Purpose untuk Pendidikan Vokasi

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanzir Masykar
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
University Education ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Teaching Content ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
The University

Abstrak— Mata kuliah Bahasa Inggris pada pendidikan vokasi merupakan mata kuliah umum (MKU) wajib. Berbeda dengan pendidikan di universitas, pendidikan vokasi menuntut konten pengajaran suatu mata kuliah dalam bentuk konten praktis. ESP, English for Sepcific Purpose adalah salah satu cabang ilmu pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang dapat diterapkan dalam mengembangkan MKU Bahasa Inggris pada pendidikan vokasi. Studi pustaka ini menganalisis beberapa jurnal dan buku yang berkaitan dengan ESP dan mewawancarai dosen Bahasa Inggris pada tingkat universitas untuk menentukan materi Bahasa Inggris yang sesuai untuk pendidikan vokasi. Hasil kerangka need analysis (NA) Basturkmen dan Dudley-Evans, St John, & Saint John, dipaparkan dan diuji dengan kebutuhan pendidikan vokasi jurusan mesin [1, 2]. Hasil kajian pustaka dan Analisa kebutuhan menunjukkan perlu adanya kurikulum, silabus, dan aktivitas berbeda untuk setiap jurusan pada pendidikan vokasi. Silabus Bahasa Inggris umum di perguruan tinggi tidak dapat dipakai sepenuhnya untuk kebutuhan pendidikan vokasi. Kata kunci: Analisa Kebutuhan, English for Specific Purposes, Bahasa Inggris Umum, Pendidikan vokasi Abstract— English courses in vocational education are compulsory general courses (MKU). In contrast to university education, vocational education demands the teaching content of a course in the form of practical content. ESP, English for Specific Purpose is one branch of English education that can be applied in developing the English course in vocational education. This literature study analyzes a number of journals and books related to ESP and English language lecturer studies at the university level to determine appropriate English material for vocational education. The results of the Basturkmen and Dudley-Evans, St John, & Saint John's framework of need analysis are presented and tested with the vocational education needs of across three majors [1, 2]. The results of the literature review and need analysis indicate the need for different curriculum, syllabus, and activities for each department in vocational education. The general English syllabus in universities cannot be fully applied for vocational education needs. Keywords: Needs analysis, English for Specific Purposes, General English, Vocational Education

ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Lucia Septiana
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Business Administration Students ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Vocational Student ◽  
Collection Methods ◽  
Administration Students

The importance of needs analysis is fundamental in vocational student learning. Therefore this study aims to identify English language needs for business administration students at Amik. The focus of this study is to find out whether students need to learn English in business administration, lecturer teaching materials for students whether it is in accordance with their skills (majors), references to students' English books are relevant to their needs. To find answers a qualitative approach was mixed with a quantitative approach in mixed methods. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documentary studies to check data trust. Data collection methods that refer to language skills, language use, teaching methods and other related issues for needs analysis. The informants of this study were students, lecturers and Amik Dapernas LP3I Padang education management. The results of this study indicate that 1), AMIK students in Dapernas need English skills that will be used in business administration is the ability to read and write. 2), English material used by lecturers does not suit the needs of business administration students, 3) materials and handbooks for business administration students do not fully complement the students' English needs. Based on these findings, it is recommended that an analysis of the English language needs of students to find out the interests, needs and shortcomings of business administration students in English. Then, lecturers and education staff need to conduct evaluations of English language needs of students based on their chosen majors.

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