scholarly journals ENGLISH FOR INFORMATICS ENGINEERING: NEEDS ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Sukma Septian Nasution ◽  
Nur Najibah Sukmawati ◽  
Lodya Sesriyani
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Instructional Process ◽  
English Major ◽  
Working Community ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning English

English for Vocational School is a key to bridging non-English major students’ needs including Informatics Engineering students of a private university in South Tangerang, Indonesia. Accordingly, it is important to conduct a needs-analysis study as a way to find the source of information to designing proper English materials. To actualize it, a set of questionnaire was distributed to 35 students of Informatics Engineering Study Program to investigate their necessities, lacks, and desire in learning English for vocational purpose. The data were analysed quantitatively to figure out majority choices to each item questioned. Semi-structured interview to both the lecturers and the students were also conducted to explore reasons for each finding. The result showed that the students were expected to be proficient at using English for daily communication which will be useful for their future working-community because most of the students thought that they were not fluent yet and found difficulties especially in grammar mastery. Accordingly, they expected that instructional process be directed to learning English related to Informatics Engineering without ignoring daily communication topics. These overall findings are a milestone to designing a set of English learning materials for the third semester students of Informatics Engineering Students of the university.

scholarly journals Genre-Based Approach: Can It Improve the Informatics Engineering Students’ Writing Skill?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Nur Najibah Sukmawati ◽  
Sukma Septian Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Private University ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Instructional Process ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Score Improvement ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Language

Because instructional process in English for Specific Purpose (ESP) context is oriented to students’ academic and professional settings within discourse community, challenges appear. Learning language and learning language are directed to improving students’ language skills to survive the 21st century. On the other hand, score-documentations proved that the students performed low skills; especially writing skill. This study aimed at improving the students’ skill in writing explanation text by using Genre-Based Approach (GBA) to Informatics Engineering students of a private university in South, Indonesia. Classroom Action Research (CAR) was conducted to the third semester students of the university within two cycles. To validate the findings, writing test, observation and questionnaire were employed. The test result proved implementing GBA improved the classroom’s average score from 54 to 59.95 in cycle 1. This improvement was supported by the students’ engagement and enthusiasm to the instructional process as suggested by questionnaire and observation respectively. Further, the implementation of cycle 2 revealed the average score improved from 59.5 to 70.5. This score improvement is followed by the students’ agility and cooperativeness during the instructional process. This concludes that implementing GBA can improve the students’ skill in writing explanation text. This finding is expected to give insight for teachers to undoubtedly using GBA in English for specific purposes context. HIGHLIGHTS: The instructional practice of teaching English for informatics engineering students in the private university still focuses on form-based mastery. The informatics engineering students are eager and high-determinate to learn language skills especially writing in collaborative framework.  

scholarly journals KEGIATAN WORKSHOP UNTUK MENINGKATKAN JUMLAH MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI TEKNIK

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Carolina M. Arch ◽  
Amandus Jong Tallo
Keyword(s):  
Current Trend ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Private University ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Related Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Minat calon siswa pada program studi teknik di perguruan tinggi swasta dan negeri semakin berkurang. Data menunjukan  hanya 14%  mahasiswa yang memilih program studi teknik. Pada lingkup yang lebih kecil, jumlah peminat mahasiswa teknik di salah satu universitas swasta hanya 25% dibandingkan program studi ilmu sosial. Tujuan dari dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk merumuskan penyebab rendahnya minat calon mahasiswa terhadap program studi teknik sekaligus mencoba untuk menyusun solusi-solusi aplikatif yang sudah dicoba, teori-teori yang relevan, yang dirasa dapat membantu dalam memecahkan masalah. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Data yang digunakan  berasal dari hasil kuesioner mahasiswa baru dan data-data terkait dengan jumlah mahasiswa baik ditingkat kopertis III maupun di internal Universitas ABC.  Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, ditemukan bahwa program studi teknik yang menjadi minat masyarakat kini adalah program studi teknik yang memiliki social senses, diantaranya Teknik Arsitektur, PWK dan Desain Produk. Sejalan dengan teori 4 (empat) unsur dibalik popularitas ketokohan seseorang, hal tersebut didasari akan trend calon mahasiswa terhadap daya tarik ilmu sosial yang bisa menemukan problem solving, kesuksesan public figure, dan industry branding. Upaya meningkatkan jumlah peminat program studi teknik, dapat dilakukan lewat kegiatan workshop dosen keilmuan kepada calon mahasiswa secara langsung serta open house universitas. Kata kunci: kuliah, minat, strategi, teknik Title: Workshop to Increase the Number of Students at Engineering Study Program Interest of prospective students toward engineering courses both in public and private universities keep decreasing. Data shows that only 14% of students choose engineering courses. In smaller scale, in one private university, students interest taking the engineering course are only 25% compared to student interest on taking the social courses. Purpose of this research was to conclude the reasons why student’s interest toward engineering courses are low, and to comprise some proven solutions, related theories, in order to help solving the problems. Method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. Data used comes from new student’s quisionaire, and related data with student’s number studying engineering course in Kopertis III and in the internal of ABC University. Data analysis showed that current engineering courses which have more students, are engineering courses with social senses such as Architecture, Regional Planning, and Design Product. Along with the theory of 4 (four) aspecs behind the popularity of a figure, all caused by the current trend of prospective student’s interest towards the social study attractiveness which leads to problem soving, the existence of success’s public figures, and industry branding. Direct workshop between lecturer and prospective students, and doing open house in the university could be strategies to increase the numbers of prospective student who want to take engineering course. Keywords: lecture, interest, strategy, technique

scholarly journals An Analysis of Reading Strategies Used by Ethiopian Higher Education Students: Evidence from Ambo University, Oromia, Ethiopia

IJOHMN ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-53
Author(s):  
Motuma Hirpassa Minda ◽  
Mikire Dase Boka ◽  
S. Nakkiran
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Interactive Approach ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
English Major ◽  
Main Ideas ◽  
The University

Concerned by increased problems about the students’ reading quality, this study was carried out to investigate the reading approach of English major students of Ambo University. To achieve this objective, all 52(31 male and 21 female) English major students of the University were purposely selected for the study because the number of the students is small to manage. Both quantitative and qualitative data were obtained from the respondents through Reading Achievement Tests, Questionnaire and Structured Interview and analyzed accordingly. The study mainly focused on the students’ approach to reading (adapted top-down or bottom-up) and the students’ ability to identify the main ideas and details, explicitly stated and implied information, the purpose and the tone of authors in five different reading genres: dialogues, directions, article, essays, and poems.  The overall result of the study showed that 89.7% of the University students were exclusively limited to bottom-up approaches to reading and frustrated to determine the main ideas and implied information in the texts. In other words, no student answered more than 78% in reading comprehension items correctly in the tests. Moreover, half of the students could not answer above 50% in the comprehension questions. Therefore, the prescriptions for the solution  to the problem lies in bringing about improvement in the students’ interactive approach to reading and thereby, improve students’ ability to identify the main ideas and details, explicitly stated and implied information, the purpose and the tone of authors in different reading genres: dialogues, articles, essays, directions and poem.

scholarly journals Workshop to Increase the Number of Students at Engineering Study Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Carolina ◽  
Amandus Jong Tallo
Keyword(s):  
Current Trend ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Private University ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Related Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Interest of prospective students toward engineering courses both in public and private universities keep decreasing. Data shows that only 14% of students choose engineering courses. In smaller scale, in one private university, students interest taking the engineering course are only 25% compared to student interest on taking the social courses. Purpose of this research was to conclude the reasons why student’s interest toward engineering courses are low, and to comprise some proven solutions, related theories, in order to help solving the problems. Method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. Data used comes from new student’s quisionaire, and related data with student’s number studying engineering course in Kopertis III and in the internal of ABC University. Data analysis showed that current engineering courses which have more students, are engineering courses with social senses such as Architecture, Regional Planning, and Design Product. Along with the theory of 4 (four) aspecs behind the popularity of a figure, all caused by the current trend of prospective student’s interest towards the social study attractiveness which leads to problem soving, the existence of success’s public figures, and industry branding. Direct workshop between lecturer and prospective students, and doing open house in the university could be strategies to increase the numbers of prospective student who want to take engineering course.

scholarly journals Investigating Students’ Experiences and Preferences on Tools and Activities in Emergency Remote Learning Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Al-Lisan ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-57
Author(s):  
Ratnawati Ratnawati ◽  
Indah Nurhasanah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Case Evaluation ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Learning Platforms

The study investigates students’ recognition, students’ preferences, and students’ reasons for learning platforms, tools, and activities in the Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) context. The intrinsic case study is used in the present study, which fully expected the quality of improvement and case evaluation can be carried out. The purposive sampling was used with 25 students of third-year class at a private university in West Java at English language education study program. In collecting the data, mixed questionnaire, participant classroom observation, and online semi-structured interview were distributed and conducted during the meetings, then analysed descriptively and thematically. The research findings point out that students positively responded to utilising Google Classroom for written synchronous and Zoom Cloud Meeting for virtual synchronous. To sum up, both platforms are recommended to be utilized in the online atmosphere for ERT. Further actions call for other researchers and educators to utilize them in classroom activities with similar backgrounds and problems. Besides, it is recommended for other researchers to conduct further studies related to the present field. 

scholarly journals NEEDS ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noeris Meiristiani ◽  
Yulia Nur Ekawati
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Engineering Study ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
English Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject ◽  
Learning English

English subject that is learnt in Mechanical Engineering Study Program is different from English subject learnt in other programs, relating to the aspects of target situation, students’ weaknesses, students’ wishes and their needs. This research aims to find out Mechanical Engineering students’ problems in learning English, students’ needs in learning English and the process of designing syllabus of English subject. This research is case study using qualitative approach. The research participants are 40 students of Mechanical Engineering in third semester, in the academic year of 2017/2018 and two English lecturers who teach in Mechanical Engineering Study Program. The instruments to collect the data are questionnaire, interview and documentation (students’ achievement). Data moreover are reduced, displayed and then conclusions are drawn. The research results show that English subject is needed in Mechanical Engineering department. Students’ needs in learning English related with material aspects of listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. In addition, the materials of mechanical engineering and application letter using English are also needed. Moreover, students’ problems in learning English are students’ lack confidence in mastering English both orally and in written. Students’ weaknesses in mastering pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary make English subject difficult to learn. In addition, they do not get used to reading and writing English texts. From the results, it is then recommended to review and design the syllabus of English for Mechanical Engineering which is suitable with students’ needs and give benefits for students and institution.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Saudi Non-English Major Students Towards Learning English

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1622-1629
Author(s):  
Nawaf J. Alsubaie
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
English Major ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

The present study aims at investigating the attitudes of Saudi non-English major students towards learning English at the University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia. In addition, the study attempts to identify how the students view the culture of English, English native speakers, and the importance of English in the present time. The data were collected from 80 Saudi non-English major students at the University of Bisha through a three-point Likert scale questionnaire with 13 closed-ended items. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS. The results of this study show that the students have overall positive attitudes towards learning English. Apart from this, it was found that the students are aware of the importance of English in the present time. Interestingly, the students reflected positive attitudes towards the culture of English and English native speakers. Finally, some implications for teachers and recommendations for future research are presented.

University student strategies to cope with anxiety in learning English

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Joppi Rondonuwu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Private University ◽  
University Student ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Student Anxiety ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Major ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Learning English

This article has been prepared to report a quantitative study that revealed the strategies of students of English major and non-English major to cope with anxiety in the learning of English as a foreign language, including the description of student anxiety in learning English and strategies to cope with English learning. The respondents consisted of 173 students from English major and 173 students from non-English major of a private university in North Sulawesi Province.  The validated adapted constructs of the questionnaire, namely strategies and anxiety, were originally proposed by He and Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope respectively. The research findings showed that both English major and non-English major students had no significant difference in their strategies to cope with anxiety in learning English and in their level of anxiety in learning English. However, there were four strategies to cope with anxiety in learning English which significantly contributed to the anxiety in learning English as a foreign language.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF MAKERSPACES IN INCLUSIVITY IN ENGINEERING

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Boudreau Boudreau ◽  
Hanan Anis
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Problem ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Program Of Study ◽  
High Reward ◽  
Baseline Test ◽  
The University

The University of Ottawa Faculty of Engineering is home to multiple rapid prototyping facilities and entrepreneurship spaces. These include a makerspace, a machine shop and a design space for any student to use free of charge. First- and second-year students also take courses in the Makerlab, a sister facility to the Makerspace, which introduces them to collaborative project-based learning, engineering problem-solving and prototyping in a cornerstone design course. Maker communities and makerspaces are known to be inclusive, welcoming and low-risk, high-reward environments. The objective of this paper is twofold: the first is to understand how strongly engineering students feel included in the making and engineering communities how those feelings vary as a function of different factors, and the second is to see if intervention through engineering design improves inclusivity. This analysis was done with Kruskal-Wallis tests. Factors considered were gender, year of study, program of study and country of origin. A baseline test was done at the beginning of the semester with the students using two different perceived group inclusion tools. A second test was then done at the end of the semester to determine if feelings of inclusion had changed.

scholarly journals NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR LEARNING MODEL FROM STUDENTS� PERSPECTIVES

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Wisma Yunita ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Ilza Mayuni
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
Grammar Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning English

Need analysis is required to take place before developing a model for learning so that results meet the needs of the students who will use the model. This descriptive study aims at finding out the needs in learning English grammar from students� perspectives at the EESP of the University of Bengkulu. The data was taken through a questionnaire with 65 questions given to 44 students who took Structure I Course in the 2016-2017 academic year and analyzed quantitatively. The results of this study reveal that the students need a clear goals of learning English grammar, learning approaches that uses the story-based, the deductive, and the inductive approach, a friendly and meaningful learning atmosphere, a learning model that incorporates the uses of stories and current technology for the teaching and learning process and has a complete support system especially the learning materials, and has an attitude, a final assignment and an individual learning process result assessments.Keywords: Needs analysis, model, grammar learning

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