Hapsari, Yulia (2011) Developing an EOP syllabus for operators studying at English Training Center, Bontang, East Kalimantan / Yulia Hapsari. Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Malang.
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Thesis Graduate Program in English Language Teaching of State University of Malang. Advisors (1) Dr. Gunadi Harry Sulistyo M.A. (2) Drs. Fachrurrazy M.A. Ph.D. Key Words English Training Center industrial corporations ESP EOP syllabus. The purpose of the study is to develop an appropriate English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) syllabus for operators of industrial corporation studying at English Training Center (ETC) Bontang in order to fulfill the need of EOP in industrial corporation in Bontang East Kalimantan. This study uses Research and Development (R D) design considering that the study engages research and development and results on an educational product the EOP syllabus. The research attends eight steps as the procedure field observation needs assessment and needs analysis syllabus development expert validation revision based on the experts validation try-out revision based on the try-out and product. Data collected in this research is analyzed descriptively. In the field observation present situation data picturing the situation of the present English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class in ETC are gathered. In order to do so the teachers and manager of ETC are brought in as the sources of information to complete data gathered from a classroom observation and personal experience. The teachers are interviewed and given a set of questionnaires related to their education background teaching experience and ETC s company class. Upon the data collection they are then inferred to find the problems related to the class. The result of the field observation is presented as the background of the study. The needs assessment and needs analysis stage is aimed at revealing the needs of EOP for operators of the industrial corporation. Therefore the operators studying at ETC as well as the personnel of Human Resource Department as the representative of the industrial corporation as the sponsor are taken as the subjects of the study to collect targeted situation data which cover target needs data and learning needs data. The target needs data consist of information about the operators necessities lacks and wants in learning English while the learning needs data mainly concern with information about their attitude preference and learning habit. To get the intended data the operators are given a set of questionnaires and some of them are interviewed while the personnel of the Human Resource Department of the industrial corporations are interviewed. Once the data are collected they are grouped into the operators necessities lacks and wants as well as the operators learning needs. The needs analysis results on the findings that the operators necessities in learning English is to be able to communicate orally about topics related to their job both in a casual conversation and in delivering a presentation. English is also used when they read manuals and journals and write reports related to their job. It is also revealed that vocabulary mastery is the main problem while improving their knowledge about English related to their job and improving their confidence in using English are the operators wants. The operators attitude toward English learning I good as they are aware of the importance of English in their job and willing to improve their proficiency in English. Most of the operators are visual and auditory learners who love to study in group or with a partner whereas discussion and presentation are their favorite teaching techniques. Yet when it comes to the learning time which refers to the meeting duration lasting for 90 minutes half of the operators stated that it is barely enough while another half argued that it is not enough. Based on the findings the syllabus development is commenced by setting the goal objectives material and type of the syllabus as well as approach teaching method and assessment applied in the syllabus. The setting is based on the data about the operators target needs. On the other hand the data about the operators learning needs are used to set the teaching learning activity media time allotment and assessment techniques in the syllabus. The goal and objectives of the syllabus are translated into some components of the syllabus namely standard of competence and basic competence while the material is translated into the materials and sources of the materials. The syllabus is mainly a combination of content-based skill-based and task based syllabi as the language is needed for the completion of certain task the content is taught in the language being learned and the language is not taught separately. Since speaking is mostly needed this syllabus gives more emphasis on speaking skills followed by reading listening and writing. Meaningful language function vocabulary and technical terms enrichment as well as the ability to communicate orally are mostly needed by the operators therefore communicative approach and communicative language teaching are chosen as the approach of the syllabus and the teaching method employed respectively. The approach and the teaching method are then combined with the operators learning needs to shape the other components of the syllabus teaching learning activities media and time allotment. Finally the assessment used in the syllabus is performance-based assessment as the operators progress are assessed based on their performance in demonstrating what they know in applied situations. The developed syllabus is then brought to an expert of content a senior operator in the industrial corporation- and two experts of syllabus design lecturers in University of Malang who are experienced in designing syllabus- to get a validation. Based on the experts feedback to the experts validation sheets and based on the oral consultation some revision in the assessment techniques are carried out as there were inappropriateness between some objectives and the assessment techniques. The matrix of the syllabus was also improved by adding indicators as one of the syllabus components. The revised syllabus is then tried-out to an ETC company class teacher to see its feasibility when it is translated into a lesson plan. In order to do so a sample of instructional materials is developed based on the syllabus. Based on the try-out it was found out that the time allocated 90 minutes per meeting- was not enough therefore it is revised into 100 minutes per meeting. Finally this study results on an EOP syllabus which contains the course outline general and specific objectives of the course schema of the topics list of materials and matrix of the syllabus. The course outline covers the course identity description objectives approach methods and assessment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Sastra (FS) > Departemen Sastra Inggris (ING) > S2 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | library UM |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2011 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2011 03:00 |
| URI: | http://repository.um.ac.id/id/eprint/58561 |
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