scholarly journals Developing communicative English language tests for tourism vocational high school students

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Nengah Astawa ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra ◽  
Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti

The present study aimed at developing communicative language tests for vocational high school students. A Research and Development design was employed in this study with the primary target was to develop communicative English language tests. The main procedures in the development of the test include: (1) identifying objectives, (2) developing the test specification, (3) developing the communicative tests, (4) analyzing the results of the preliminary tryout of the communicative tests drafts, (5) revising the communicative test drafts, (6) trying out the communicative test drafts, (7) analyzing the results of the tryout of the communicative tests, (8) revising the communicative test drafts. Questionnaires and observation blanks sheet was used to gather comments, opinions, and criticisms on the draft of communicative tests from a number of selected experts. The analysis of the communicative tests tryout was done to ensure the validity, reliability, and practicality of the tests.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
I Nengah Astawa ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Mantra ◽  
Ida Ayu Made Sri Widiastuti

The present study aimed at developing communicative language tests for vocational high school students.  A Research and Development design was employed in this study with the primary target was to develop communicative English language tests. The main procedures in the development of the test include: (1) identifying objectives, (2) developing the test specification, (3) developing the communicative tests, (4) analyzing the results of the preliminary tryout of the communicative tests drafts, (5) revising the communicative test drafts, (6) trying out the communicative test drafts, (7) analyzing the results of the tryout of the communicative tests, (8) revising the communicative test drafts. Questionnaires and observation blanks sheet was used to gather comments, opinions, and criticisms on the draft of communicative tests from a number of selected experts. The analysis of the communicative tests tryout was done to ensure the validity, reliability, and practicality of the tests.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Devi Rahmawati ◽  
Nyoman Dantes ◽  
Ni Ketut Suarni

The purpose of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of innovative creative instruments, so as to produce valid and reliable data in measuring innovative creative characters. The innovative creative character instrument is a measuring tool for counseling teachers to determine the level of innovative creative character in students. This study uses themethod Research and Development. Based on the validity test using the product moment formula and reliability using the Cronbach alpha formula, this innovative creative character instrument that has been developed has met the validity and reliaility criteria which can be classified as high. It can be concluded that the development of creative and innovative character instruments for high school/vocational high school students meets the validity standard for measuring innovative creative characters in high school/vocational high school students.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Amirullah ◽  
Mamat Supriatna

This research aims to develop the employability skills instrumen that will be used to measure the employability skills on vocational high school students. The method was used is a model of research and development. The instrumen developing is based on the results of the synthesis construct of employability skills theories. The sample were selected are 34 students of SMKN 13 Bandung. Based on the result of the research, it showed that the employability skills instrumen that was arranged had a good validity, shown by content validity with expert judgment and empiric validity with pearson product moment correlation. The reliability of the employability skills instrumen included an enough category that was shown by the high alpha reliability coefficient score that was 0.994


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-437
Author(s):  
Ria Z Wulandari ◽  
Muhammad Khusnun Muchsin ◽  
Tambunan Tambunan

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been discussed for a long time around the world in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). Teaching English based on students’ needs is important, particularly for those learners who learn English beyond the academic purposes such as vocational high school students. The objective of this study is to analyse nursing students’ needs for ESP materials at SMKS Kesehatan Kendari based on Target Situation Analysis. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the Target Situation Analysis (TSA) of one of vocational high school in Kendari. This study employed research and development design with 22 samples. The data obtained from questionnaire were analysed statistically by using SPSS version 16.0. The result shows that students need in learning English process for the tasks of speaking skill; how to ask question English well, how to answer question English well, do communication with schoolmates, do communication with teachers, and do communication with patients. Listening skill; listening and understanding when do face to face conversations, listening and understanding through conversation on the phone, listening and understanding the content of forum discussions, and listening and understanding the content of announcements. Reading skill; how to read health magazine, how to read announcement, and how to read patient list, and Writing skill; how to fill the patients form and how to write medical report. Based on the findings, it concludes that speaking and listening skills are the most needed by nursing students in order to communicate in English.Keywords: English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Need Analysis, Target Situation Analysis (TSA), Nursing Students 


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Ria Wulandari ◽  
Muhammad Khusnun Muhsin ◽  
Tambunan Tambunan

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been discussed for a long time around the world in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). Teaching English based on students’ needs is  important,  particularly  for  those  learners  who  learn English beyond the academic purposes such as vocational high school students. The objective of this study is to analyse nursing   students’   needs   for   ESP   materials   at   SMKS Kesehatan Kendari based on Target Situation Analysis. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the Target Situation Analysis (TSA) of one of vocational high school in Kendari.  This study employed  research  and  development design with 22 samples. The data obtained from questionnaire were analysed statistically by using SPSS version 16.0. The result shows that students need in learning English process for the tasks of speaking skill; how to ask question English well, how to answer question English well, do  communication  with  schoolmates,  do  communication with   teachers,   and   do   communication   with   patients. Listening skill; listening and understanding when do face to face conversations, listening and understanding through conversation on the phone, listening and understanding the content of forum discussions, and listening and understanding the content of announcements. Reading skill; how to read health magazine, how to read announcement, and how to read patient list, and Writing skill; how to fill the patients form and how to write medical report. Based on the findings, it concludes that speaking and listening skills are the most needed by nursing students in order to communicate in English. Keywords: English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Need  Analysis, Target Situation Analysis (TSA), Nursing Students


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Bambang Noor Achsan Kristiyanto

This study has been done to get a purpose in finding the integrated teaching practice in the hotel accommodation and the traveling tourism program in the vocational high school. The teaching practice developed includes: (1) communication through telephone; (2) the hotel industry and tourism; (3) reservation and transfer (check-in/out); (4) processing room reservations and travel tickets; (5) processing the transactions and financial statements; and (6) perform clerical and administrative office procedures. This study uses research and development, the stages of research and data collection were conducted at SMK Negeri 4 and SMK Negeri 6 Yogyakara. The development of stage was tried out in Edotel Kenai Yogyakarta. The research and development of integrated model of practicing learning in the skills competency of the hotel accommodation and the traveling tourism program in vocational tourism school produce graduates who are competent in their field and are able to be a highly skilled workforce, independent and ready to use. The students are able to demonstrate the quality and performance in terms of personal attitude: (1) think logically, fast and precise in determining any motion and actions to be undertaken; (2) behave wisely by not leaving ethics and manners at every decision taken; (3) act to determine the steps to be done that can be accounted for. The result of this research to find out the integrated learning practice process proved to be very suitable and effective in improving students' competence in obtaining buzzing standard work practices in the world of business and industry. The applying this model is expected tourism vocational graduates can fill the share of employment in the industrial world and fill labor needs in the community.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Iga Yolanda ◽  
N. Ngadiso ◽  
S. Sumardi

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.


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