Research Article
ESP Needs of Midwifery Students of Sari Mulia University on Preparing Credit Transfer Program to Overseas
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298398, author={Maulida Rahmah}, title={ESP Needs of Midwifery Students of Sari Mulia University on Preparing Credit Transfer Program to Overseas}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First National Seminar Universitas Sari Mulia, NS-UNISM 2019, 23rd November 2019, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NS-UNISM}, year={2020}, month={7}, keywords={needs analysis midwifery students esp}, doi={10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298398} }- Maulida Rahmah
Year: 2020
ESP Needs of Midwifery Students of Sari Mulia University on Preparing Credit Transfer Program to Overseas
NS-UNISM
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2298398
Abstract
Need analysis on English Specific Purposes (ESP) is needed to identify the teaching material on the process of selecting, adapting and evaluating based on students’ necessity. The research aimed to investigate the needs midwifery students on learning English through interview based on a needs analysis. It focused on the material that was balanced between “General English” and “ Specific English” in the term of syllabus and the classroom activities. The research applied descriptive qualitative method and involved 28 midwifery students at 6th semester. The result revealed that “General English” is crucial as it enables midwifery students for communicating with patients and escalates them as individually. It was also found that the classroom activities should be supported by speaking and listening course. Furthermore, the “ Specific English” should be provided gradually and consisted of vocabulary, content and function used by midwifery working in medical profession