Travel Agent Students' English Reading Materials: Students' Perspective
Keywords:
Travel Agent Students, English Reading Materials, Perception, Needs Analysis
Abstract
The study aims to study travel agent students' perception and needs toward English reading materials used in English learning at Vocational High School. Two sets of questionnaires were used to collect the data of the study. The first set of the questionnaire was used to find out students' perceptions, and the other one was used to analyze the needs of the students. The needs analysis was done based on four aspects of needs assessment: TSA, PSA, Deficiency Analysis, and Strategy Analysis. Afterwards, the obtained data were analyzed quantitatively. The results indicated that the students viewed English as an essential subject to learn. Furthermore, the students also perceived that integrating technology and Palembang culture into the English reading materials (textbook) was important in this 21st-century era. Besides, the students also believed that the current materials learned at school were not yet suitable for their needs, and they currently had difficulties learning English. In addition, the students hoped the reading materials contained the 21st-century skills and their local cultures related to their major. Based on the needs analysis results, further steps were necessary to provide the English reading materials integrated to Palembang local culture, which could facilitate students to improve their English proficiency in line with their department and the demands of the 21st century.References
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Azizah, N., Inderawati, R., & Vianty, M. (2020). Bangka-culture-based descriptive reading materials for tour and travel in SMK: Students' Needs Analysis. ENGLISH REVIEW: Journal of English Education, 9(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v9i1.3776
Blake, R., & Sekuler, R. (2006). Perception Fifth Edition. McGraw-hill.
Brown, J. D. (1995). The Elements of Language Curriculum: A systematic approach to program development. Heinle&Heinle.
Cahyo, S. D., Muslim, M. R. U., Rahman, A. N., & Pratolo, B. W. (2019). Needs analysis of Islamic-based English reading material for the Muhammadiyah junior high school. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 8(2), 286–292. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v8i2.18647
Day, J., & Krzanowski, M. (2011). Teaching English for Specific Purposes: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Esfandiari, R. (2015). An Investigation into ESAP Needs of Iranian BA Students of Law. . The Journal of Teaching Langauage Skills (JTLS),, 7(3), 29-59.
Harmer, J. (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching. Longman.
Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. (1987). English for Specific Purposes: A Learning-Centered Approach. Cambridge University press.
Ibrahim, H. H. (2020). Needs analysis as a prerequisite for designing an ESP Course for medical students. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 10(2), 83-103. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4236/ojml.2020.102006
Laabidi, H., & Laabidi, Y. (2016). A quantitative examination of factors that influence technology integration in higher education system. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 1(2), 175-191. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v1i2.15
Mansor, N. S., Halim, H. A., & Rahim, N. A. (2017). Students’ perspectives towards innovation of technology in teaching and learning of language. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 2(2), 121-132. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.21462/ijefll.v2i2.42
Martina, W., Astuti, P., Anggraini, D., & Bharati, L. (2021). Target situation in vocational high school civil engineering students ’ needs analysis. English Education Journal (EEJ), 11(2), 208-218.
McKillip, J., & McKillip, J. A. (1987). Need Analysis: Tools for the Human Services and Education (Vol. 10). Sage Publications.
OECD. (2017). PISA product draft. http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/Draft%20PISA%202015%20Reading%20Fr
Pinelopi, P. (2015). English for Specific Purposes : How to teach English for Tourism. International Journals of English Literature and Culture, 3(August), 235–238. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14662/IJELC2015.069
Putra, G. N. A. P., Ratminingsih, N. M., & Dewi, N. L. E. S. (2013). The development of culture based e-media for the first semester of grade x of SMK Pariwisata in Bali. Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Undiksha (JPBI), 1(1). https://doi.org/doi:10.23887/jpbi.v1i1.6151
Ratminingsih, N. M., Budasi, I. G., & Kurnia, W. D. A. (2020). Local culture-based storybook and its effect on reading competence. International Journal of Instruction, 13(2), 253-268. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13218a
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Richards, J. C., & Schmidt, R. W. (2013). Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics. In Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics.
Sadiku, L. M. (2015). The importance of four skills reading, speaking, writing, listening in a lesson hour. European Journal of Language and Literature, 1(1), 29-31. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.26417/ejls.v1i1.p29-31
Safitri, L. (2020). Developing English Tourism Material for College Students based on the Local Wisdom IAIN Tulungagung]. Tulungagung. http://repo.iain-tulungagung.ac.id/16730/9/DAFTAR%20PUSTAKA.pdf
Septiana, I., Petrus, I., & Inderawati, R. (2020). Needs analysis-based English syllabus for Computer Science Students of Bina Darma University. ENGLISH REVIEW: Journal of English Education, 8(2), 299-310. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v8i2.3027
Shyamleel, S. D., & Phil, M. (2012). Use of technology in English language teaching and learning: An analysis International Conference on Language, Medias and Culture IPEDR,
Slameto. (1974). Belajar dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya. Rhineka Cipta.
Sofyan, S., Salisna, R., & Harahap, A. (2019). Need analysis of English for Tour and Travel department of vocational high school in Bengkulu city. JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature), 4(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.33369/joall.v4i1.6303
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Soriano, F. I. (1995). Conducting Needs Assessments : A multidisciplinary approach. Sage Publications.
Sumarni, S., Fauzan, M. M., Mofreh, S. A. M., & Patak, A. A. (2018). Investigating students’ reflection toward self-assessment on creative writing achievement in ESP course. International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), 1(1), 8-16.
Ulfa, K. (2015). Designing ESP materials for Tourism students of Akademi Pariwisata Medan. Pelita Informatika Budi Darma, 9(2), 60-75.
Valverde-Berrocoso, J., Garrido-Arroyo, M. d. C., Burgos-Videla, C., & Morales-Cevallos, M. B. (2020). Trends in educational research about e-Learning:A systematic literature review (2009–2018). Sustainibility, 12(12). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125153
Vogt, K., & Kantelinen, R. (2013). Vocationally Oriented Language Learning Revisited. V ELT Journal, 67(1), 62-69. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccs049
Yeganeh, M. T., & Raessi, H. (2015). Developing cultural awareness in EFL classrooms at secondary school level in an Iranian educational context. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Science, 192. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.084
Published
2021-11-03
How to Cite
Octaviana, S., Eryansyah, E., & Inderawati, R. (2021). Travel Agent Students’ English Reading Materials: Students’ Perspective. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 6(2), 535-562. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v6i2.384
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