Title of article :
ENGLISH LEARNING NEEDS OF ESP LEARNERS: EXPLORING STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS AT AN INDONESIAN UNIVERSITY
Author/Authors :
Oliver, Rhonda Curtin University of Australia Kent St - Bentley WA , Australia , Poedjiastutie, Dwi Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Jl. Raya Tlogomas , Indonesia
Abstract :
The current study explores the challenges facing an English for
Specific Purposes (ESP) program at an Indonesian university in Indonesia.
As a part of their commitment to improvement, this university is working to
better prepare students for employment so that they may function well in
workplace. However, currently students’ English proficiency is deemed to
be less than adequate for such purposes and to date there has been no systematic
analysis of students’ needs to inform curriculum development and
classroom instruction for the ESP courses. Clearly a rigorous evaluation is
required to improve the teaching of English at this university. It was the aim
of this study to achieve this and to do so by means of a Needs Analysis. To
do this an ethnographic approach was undertaken focusing on the multiple
realities of the three groups of stakeholders at this institution – employers,
teachers and students. The findings show that each group acknowledged the
importance of English as a global and international language. The results also
suggest that within the university as a whole, at the faculty level, and in
classrooms, some problems exist and potentially may inhibit the effectiveness
of the ESP programs. The findings provide useful direction for policy
makers, curriculum writers and English language teachers.
Keywords :
stakeholders , ESP , needs analysis
Journal title :
TEFLIN Journal