An ESP Needs Analysis: Addressing the Needs of English for Informatics Engineering Analisis Kebutuhan ESP: Mengatasi Kebutuhan Bahasa Inggris untuk Teknik Informatika
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Apr 12, 2018
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Needs Analysis, ESP Class, Informatics Engineering
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(1) * Elok Putri Nimasari
Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo
Indonesia
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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.
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Nimasari, E. P. (2018). An ESP Needs Analysis: Addressing the Needs of English for Informatics Engineering. JEES (Journal of English Educators Society), 3(1), 23-40. https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v3i1.1085
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Khan, H. A. L. I. (2007). A Needs Analysis of Pakistani Stateboarding Schools Secondary Level Students for Adoption of Communicative Language Teaching. Middlesex University, London.
Megawati, F., & Mandarani, V. (2017). “Ways For Tertiary Level Students in Building English Speaking Performance”. Script Journal: Journal of Linguistic and English Teaching, 2(2), 136-144. doi:https://doi.org/10.24903/sj.v2i2.111
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Nimasari, E. P. (2016). Rencana Pembelajaran Semester Bahasa Inggris.
Nimasari, E. P. (2016b). Rencana Pembelajaran Semester Bahasa Inggris Teknik Informatika. Ponorogo.
Poghosyan, N. (2016). Naira Poghosyan Components of Task-Based Needs Analysis of the ESP Learners with the Specialization of Business and Tourism. In BCES Conference Books (Vol. 14, pp. 43–48).
Rahman, M. (2015). English for Specific Purposes ( ESP ): A Holistic Review, 3(1), 24–31. http://doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2015.030104
Salas, S., Mercado, L. A., Ouedraogo, L. H., Musetti, B., & Carolina, N. (2003). English for Specific Purposes. English Teaching Forum.
Saragih, E. (2014). Designing ESP Materials for Nursing Students Based On Needs Analysis. International Journal of Linguistics, 6(4), 59–70. http://doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v6i4.5983
Songhori, M. H. (2008). Introduction to needs analysis. English for Specific Purposes, 4(4), 1–25.
Wu, Y. (2012). An empirical study on needs analysis of college business english course. International Education Studies, 5(2), 216–221. http://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n2p216
Zhu, W., & Liu, D. (2014). Study on the Theoretical Foundation of Business English Curriculum Design Based on ESP and Needs Analysis. Higher Education Studies, 4(1), 68–74. http://doi.org/10.5539/hes.v4n1p68