Open Conference Systems, Language and Language Teaching Conference 2022

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IN SEARCH OF RELEVANT MATERIALS FOR AN ESP CLASS
Wuryani Hartanto

Building: Day 1 Parallel 1
Room: Room 10
Date: 2022-11-04 09:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Last modified: 2022-11-03

Abstract


English for Specific Purposes or ESP is a compulsory subject in the Faculty of Language and Arts (henceforth called FLA) most recent curriculum. Being a content course, ESP is taught to the 6th semester students whose English mastery has reached an Advanced level. The reason for including ESP in the curriculum is partly due to the fact that a great number of jobs or professions today require their employees or professionals to be able to communicate in English fluently in the related fields. Following Wijaya (2014) a large number of FLA graduates work in various workplaces which involve English communication and use. After several years of implementation, it was felt necessary to conduct an evaluation of the course with the focus on analyzing the students’ needs.  This study started by looking at the students’ perception on the topics offered in the ESP syllabus. It also offered some new topics which were considered relevant to their future jobs and careers. Furthermore, Students were also given a chance to propose other topics of their interests.


Keywords


ESP, materials, needs analysis, perception