Need Analysis to Create a Better Instruction and Material for ESP Management Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31764/ijeca.v4i3.6029Keywords:
ESP, Management Students, Need Analysis, Business EnglishAbstract
It is pivotal for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers to conduct need analysis before they start to teach ESP students. It is required to portray the needs of the ESP students to learn English to fit with their real life. That is why ESP teachers have to be able to support the student with a fit module, instructions, and many other aspects for the effectiveness and the success of ESP course. This study aims to discover what the students need to gain after learning English and what environment and learning materials can boost their motivation to learn English. This research used quantitative research method in which the researchers administer a questionnaire to the participants of the study. The questionnaire consisted of two categorizes, namely Learning Need Analysis (LNA) and Target Situation Analysis (TSA) that is adapted and modified from (Hutchinson, T. & Waters, 1987). The respondents of the study were 66 first-year students of the Management program. The findings divide into 6 parts. There were students' (1) Goal (2) Competence (3) Problem (4) Expectation (5) Preferred learning activities (6) Preferred classroom setting. The results need to be considered to improve the students’ learning environment and receive proper material designated for their major. It can also enhance their awareness of the importance of English for their future career as they still lack motivation.
References
Aboe, R. M., & Ismail, A. (2020). Need Analysis of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at SMK 1 Ternate. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(7 Special Issue), 336–345.
AL-Qahtani, H. M. (2015). Teachers’ Voice: A Needs Analysis of Teachers’ Needs for Professional Development with the Emergence of the Current English Textbooks. English Language Teaching, 8(8), 128–141. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v8n8p128
Ali, H. I. H., & Abdalla Salih, A. R. (2013). Perceived Views of Language Teachers on the Use of Needs Analysis in ESP Materials Writing. English Language Teaching, 6(3), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n3p11
Alqunayeer, H. S., & Zamir, S. (2016). Needs Analysis of Saudi EFL Female Students: A Case Study of Qassim University. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 5(1), 87–104. https://doi.org/10.5430/jct.v5n1p87
Atai, M. R., & Shoja, L. (2011). A triangulated study of academic language needs of Iranian students of computer engineering: Are the courses on track? RELC Journal, 42(3), 305–323. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688211419392
Boroujeni, S. A., Fard, F. M., & In, M. A. (2013). A Needs Analysis of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Course For Adoption Of Communicative Language Teaching :( A Case of Iranian First-Year Students of Educational Administration). International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention ISSN, 2(6), 35–44. www.ijhssi.org
Bosher, S., & Smalkoski, K. (2002). From Needs Analysis to Curriculum Development: Designing a Course in Health-Care Communication for Immigrant Students in the USA. English for Specific Purposes, 21(1), 59–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-4906(01)00002-3
Cowling, J. D. (2007). Needs Analysis: Planning a Syllabus for a Series of Intensive Workplace Courses at a Leading Japanese Company. English for Specific Purposes, 26(4), 426–442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2006.10.003
Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Esfandiari, R. (2015). An Investigation Into ESAP Needs of Iranian BA Students of Law. The Journal of Teaching Language Skills, 7(3), 29–59.
Fitriana, R., & Kusrihandayani, D. (2017). Analisis Kebutuhan Penerapan Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Cerita Rakyat Kutai Kartanegara di Sekolah Dasar di Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara. SNITT-Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan, 1(1).
Hutchinson, T. & Waters, A. (1987). English for Specific Purposes: A Learning Centered Approach. Cambridge University Press.
Mahbub, M. A. (2018). English Teaching in Vocational High School: A Need Analysis. Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies, 5(2), 229–258.
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. https://doi.org/10.21070/jees.v3i1.1085
Peters, P., & Fernández, T. (2013). The Lexical Needs of ESP Students in a Professional Field. English for Specific Purposes, 32(4), 236–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2013.05.002
Poedjiastutie, D., & Oliver, R. (2017). Exploring Students’ Learning Needs: Expectation and Challenges. English Language Teaching, 10(10), 124. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n10p124
Rao, Z. (2007). Training in brainstorming and developing writing skills. ELT Journal, 61(2), 100–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccm002
Salam, S. (2017). Developing Needs Analysis Based-Reading Comprehension Learning Materials: A Study on the Indonesian Language Study Program Students. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 8(4), 105. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.4p.105
Salmani-nodoushan, M. A. (2020). English for Specific Purposes. English for Specific Purposes, 7(1), 247–268. https://doi.org/10.25264/20.05.2020
Serafini, E. J., Lake, J. B., & Long, M. H. (2015). Needs Analysis for Specialized Learner Populations: Essential Methodological Improvements. English for Specific Purposes, 40, 11–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2015.05.002
Zaiturrahmi, Kasim, U., & Zulfikar, T. (2017). Analysis of Instructional Questions in an English Textbook for Senior High Schools. Journal of Visual Languages & Computing, 8(4). https://www.m-culture.go.th/mculture_th/download/king9/Glossary_about_HM_King_Bhumibol_Adulyadej’s_Funeral.pdf
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
In submitting the manuscript to the journal, the authors certify that:
- Authors are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements.
- The work described has not been formally published before, except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, thesis, or overlay journal. Please also carefully read Publication Ethics
- That it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
- That its publication has been approved by all the author(s) and by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – of the institutes where the work has been carried out.
- Authors secure the right to reproduce any material that has already been published or copyrighted elsewhere.
- Authors agree to the following copyright agreement.
Authors who publish with IJECA (International Journal of Education and Curriculum Application) agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Â
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
