NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE

STUDENTS

Fera Ariana1, Dedy Agung Prabowo2

1
Bengkulu University, Bengkulu Indonesia, ariana_fera@yahoo.co.id
2
Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu Indonesia, dedyagungprabowo@umb.ac.id

Abstract
Needs analysis is an important asset for teachers of English for specific purposes (ESP) to get their
requirements or needs and determine what skill they need. This study is a qualitative study, so the results
and discussion that discussed in the form of descriptive and interpretative based on relevant theories. The
objective of this study was to reveal the English skills needed by computer science students in ESP class.
For this purpose, academic English language needs of the students were analyzed by questionnaire.
Additionally, interviews were also conducted with four faculty members of the department and the data
were analyzed qualitatively. Thus, mixed methods were used for collection and analyses of data. The
results of the analysis of questionnaire and interviews revealed that reading skill was mostly needed by
computer science students. It is suggested that the findings of the study may be utilized for designing an
English language course, namely “English for Computer Science” that suits the target needs of
undergraduate students to develop their reading skills in English language for this specialized discipline
at the university

Keywords: ESP, Need Analysis, Computer Science Students