A STUDY ON IMPROVING MARITIME ENGLISH PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS AT THE MARITIME UNIVERSITIES
Nowadays, there were many studies had been conducted to help improve students’ performance in academics. Either it was tested practically or scientifically, both had been implemented. Students learn in many ways. Until now, there had no ultimate teaching styles to ensure students’ performance in academics while maintaining their motivation to study. This is because each student differs from each other in their natural ways to learn. They could just adopt the best that suits them and their needs. The study was conducted at the University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), among Nautical Science and Maritime Transportation students. In this study, research on improving student performances in Maritime English subject had been conducted. The current system of learning and teaching process of Maritime English at UMT was determined in this research and in order to evaluate the current proficiency in Maritime English, the content analysis had been used to analyze their final examination paper. Besides, the interview sessions were conducted with the selected expert to get a recommendation on how to improve the performance of students in Maritime English subject. The subjects were among the first year students in the Bachelor of Nautical Science and Maritime Transportation programme. At the end of the research, this paper gives a recommendation on how to improve performance in the learning and teaching process of Maritime English course for students at maritime universities around the world.