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ESP for Vocational High School Students of Electricity Installation Engineering Study Program; A Needs Analysis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Khasanah, Ika Kurniawati Madya, Suwarsih |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | In the global industrialization era, ESP has obtained much attention in English language teaching in vocational high school. ESP is considered as one factor to facilitate vocational high school students so that they become competent and are able to compete in their global working lives. This study is a part of research and development under the issue of developing English reading materials by applying English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for students of vocational high school. It aims at finding out the needs of vocational high school students of electricity installation engineering study program in developing the English reading materials. This is based on evidence that a great number of the existing English textbooks for vocational high school students, specifically reading materials, do not meet their needs and do not apply ESP thoroughly. This leads to students’ disinterest in reading and failure at understanding texts. To achieve the objective, there were 31 eleventh graders in Batang Regency of Central Java involved as the sample of this study. A survey with questionnaire and interviews were administered to gather the data. The gathered data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. In reference to the data analysis, two findings are documented. First, the students’ necessity towards ESP materials was reflected on their response which is expecting the reading materials with the topic relevant to their study program. Second, the reading materials should help the students to tackle their difficulties in reading through various |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2991/iceri-18.2019.81 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://download.atlantis-press.com/article/125912860.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2991/iceri-18.2019.81 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
