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Abstract: The secretary students of the college in which this research conducted use Buku
Pegangan Kuliah (BPK) as learning resource of English subject. Nevertheless, according
to the result of analysis, the book does not cover the criteria of a good book yet that are
analyzed from seven aspects including objective, content, language skill, task, topic,
methodology, and presentation. The materials which are presented in the book refer to
general English and tend to emphasize on grammar. However, the secretary students need
specific English material that focuses on the field. This study is aimed to (1) analyze the
relevancy of the existing English textbook with the students’ need; (2) describe the
development of task-based English module for secretary department; (3) describe the
validity of the module. This study is a research and development, which the main step is
conducted in two ways. First, exploration includes library research and field research.
Second, development includes product feature planning, product design, expert validation,
and tryout. The specific English module is validated by an expert of teaching and learning
English and an expert of secretary and office administration. The findings of the study are:
(1) the materials of the existing book does not fulfill the secretary students’ need yet; (2)
designing task based English module for secretary students based on the data which are
achieved from need analysis; (3) the result of module validation from the two experts
obtains 87%, it belongs to valid and feasible to be implemented in the teaching and
learning.
Keywords: English for secretary; ESP; Need Analysis; R n D; Task Based Learning
uploaded in website of kopertis 12, Djoko usually adult learners who already have
Santoso (2013) mentions that a lecturer some acquaintance with English and are
has duty to arrange lesson plan in detail, learning the language in order to
to write textbook, and hopefully it can be communicate a set of professional skills
source of learning. The availability of and to perform particular job related
lesson material and textbook encourage functions, Fauziati (2010, p. 107). In line
achieving the good quality of learning. with it, Cunningsworth (1995, p. 132)
Material is one of learning mentions that ESP materials meet
components that has important role to learner’s needs and that the language
support the teaching and learning success. taught matches the language that the
It is the controller medium of teaching and students will use. The material should take
learning activities. Material selection is into account learner expectations and
conducted based on objective of learning styles and should have clear role
department program, curriculum, syllabus, in the learning or teaching process.
students’ need, and level. A good material This research was initiated when
should demand of those aspects to create the researcher was asked teaching English
effective learning. in secretary class of Polytechnic Pratama
English becomes one of general and Mulia. The researcher was a new lecture
compulsory subjects for all departments in in that time and she should continue
every college. Thus, the college students’ teaching English of secretary class by
need in learning English will be different, using the previous material. The
it is considered to the major that they take. researcher assumed that the teaching
The suitable English learning material for materials presented were still general. To
college students is ESP (English for collect the data, the researcher conducted
specific purpose) since the materials textbook analysis to know the relevancy
represented in the teaching and learning between topic and material which are
will be based on the students’ discipline. provided in the textbook toward secretary
ESP material is more helpful for students field and students’ need. The students’
to increase English ability based on the need is analyzed based on theoretical
real context in the workplace. Budasi construct. The characteristics of good
(2015, p. 1) states that English is as an textbook are proposed by Ur (1996, p.
International language which is not only 186), Skierso (1999) in Fauziati (2010, pp.
taught in formal schools, but also in area 209-210), Byrd (2002, p. 417) in Fauziati
of works, like in some of several (2010, pp. 210-211) dan Cunningsworth
companies. It makes studying English (1995, pp. 3-5), including objective,
emphasize on two main purposes directing content, language skill, task or exercise,
two main subjects: English for general topic, methodology, presentation or
purposes (EGP) and English for specific format.
purposes (ESP). Implementing learning material in
ESP should meet the student’s the class should be based on the
specified need and should make the procedures of certain learning method. It
learners learn something based on their is as a guideline to help a lecture manage
reason for learning. ESP students are the running process of teaching and
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learning. Fauziati (2010, p. 211) mentions periodic review and test sections; (k)
that materials which are appropriate for plenty of authentic language; (l) good
particular class need to have an underlying pronunciation explanation and practice;
instructional philosophy, approach, (m) good vocabulary explanation and
method, and technique which suit the practice; (n) fluency practice in all four
students and their needs. The textbook in skills; (o) encourages learners to develop
this research will be based on task based own learning strategies and to become
learning. The selection of the method is independent in their learning; (p) adequate
based on the discussion with the guidance for the teacher; not too heavy
collaborator lecturer that demands the preparation load; (q) audio cassettes; (r)
students’ interest in the teaching and been readily avaliable locally.
learning process. Task based learning is Skierso (1999) in Fauziati (2010, pp.
kind of learning method which focuses on 209-210) mentions that pinpoints three
process and output. The materials are main aspects to consider in selecting
arranged and suited with the students’ textbook. Those aspects represent the
need in which they would be beneficial in criteria of good textbook as follow: (a)
the workplace. In addition, the materials language used in the textbooks should
also focus on language use. Hopefully, have correct, natural, recent, standard
they can be able to apply the lesson in real language. Vocabulary and grammar in the
communication. Fauziati (2014, p. 185) textbook should be controlled, especially
states that the activity of task based for lower level students. It would be
learning reflects real life and learners useful to have a variety genre so as to
focus on meaning, they are free to use any introduce students with different text of
language they want. Playing a game, types; (b) the cultural information
solving a problem, or sharing information included in textbooks should be correct
or experiences can all be considered as and recent, reflecting cultural of English.
relevant and authentic task. Visual aids are needed to help students
a. Textbook Analysis understand cultural information; (c) the
Ur (1996, p.186) gives some criteria content of textbook should be useful,
in assessing textbook. A good textbook meaningful, and interesting for students.
should have: (a) objectives explicitly laid The general rules include: (1) material
out in an introduction, and implemented in should be slightly higher in their level of
the material; (b) approach educationally difficulty than the students’ current level
and socially acceptable to target of English proficiency; (2) they have clear
community; (c) clear attractive layout; instructional procedures and methods; (3)
print easy to read; (d) appropriate visual they have support for learning, ig:
materials available; (e) interesting topics vocabulary lists, exercises which cover or
and tasks; (f) varied topics and tasks, so as expand on the content, visual aids etc.
to provide for different learner levels, According to Cunningsworth (1995,
learning styles, interests, etc; (g) clear pp. 3-5) there are some criteria for
instructions; (h) systematic coverage of evaluating a course book including aims
syllabus; (i) content clearly organized and and approaches, design and organization,
graded (sequenced by difficulty); (j) language content, language skill, topic,
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methodology, teacher’s book and practical (Saragih, 2014, p.1). Based on the
consideration. In addition, Byrd (2002, p. condition of the existing textbook, the
417) in Fauziati (2010, pp. 210-211) researcher was initiated to design English
provides some questions as checklists to module for secretary based on task based
select textbook which fit with the learning. The aspects in designing the
students’ needs which include: content or module was based on the analysis result of
explanation, example, example or tasks, the existing textbook and student’s need,
presentation or format. while the materials in the module were
Based on the explanation from some presented based on task based learning.
experts above, the researcher arranges the The advantages of task based
theoretical construct that is used to learning method based on the research
evaluate the existing textbook in the which is conducted by Shabani and
following table. Ghasemi (2014, p. 1719) are first, TBL is
a meeting center methodology, i.e. it
Table 1. The Criteria of Textbook Evaluation Based
on Experts
develops learners’ communicative
competence focusing on the meaning.
Thus TBL encourages the learners to
understand the written text with an
unconscious and peripheral focus on the
form of languages. Second, TBL is very
helpful pre-task phase in which the
teacher tries to activate the background
knowledge and related schemata by
engaging the learners in completing tasks
similar which should be worked out
during the task phase itself. TBL also has
a more effective, authentic, meaningful
and purposeful pre reading phase. Third,
in TBL, there is post-task phase during
which the teacher deductively teaches
complicated formal aspects of language
such as difficult structures, vocabulary,
and other problematic points of the
materials especially in reading text.
b. Designing English Module for The objectives of this research are:
Secretary Students (1) to describe the relevancy of the
Designing teaching material is the existing of English textbook with the
process of selecting, adapting, and students’ need at secretary department; (2)
evaluating of teaching based specific to describe the development of task-based
terms of reference. Need analysis is very English textbook for secretary department;
important before designing teaching (3) to describe the validity of the English
materials for English specific purpose, module for secretary. Based on the
objectives of the research, the researcher
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would like to explain the condition of the validator to validate the prototype, tryout
existing textbook and design English the prototype module in the class, and the
module for secretary to fulfill the last is finishing draft. The subject of this
students’ need. research is the fourth semester students of
secretary class in Polytechnic Pratama
2. METHOD Mulia, the English lecture, and the
This research belongs to research material book which is dominantly used in
and development. Research and the teaching and learning process. This
development is kind of research that research is conducted in secretary class of
create a new product or develop an polytechnic Pratama Mulia Surakarta.
existing product to be better, it can be Therefore, this research belongs to small
conducted in any field including scope since the English module for
education. Sugiyono (2014, p. 412) states secretary is only tried out in one campus
R and D in educational context is aimed to as subject sample of the research.
improve educational productivity
including increasing the number of Technique of data collection
qualifies students that are relevant to the Techniques of collecting data in this
needs of work industry. Some educational research are: (1) document analysis, The
products such as specific curriculum for researcher analyzes the existing English
certain discipline, teaching method, textbook which is used by the English
teaching media, textbook, teaching lecture to know the strength and the
module, evaluation system, etc. weaknesses and also the relevancy of the
The procedures of research and material to the students’ need, lesson plan,
development are modified into two stages and curriculum; (2) interview, the
including exploration and product researcher conducts interview to the
development, (Sukmadinata, 2006). Based English lecture and some secretary
on some considerations, the research was students of fourth semester, to know the
conducted in two stages, exploration, and strength and the weaknesses of the
product development. First, exploration existing English textbook and the specific
stage includes doing need analysis of the materials which are needed by the
students’ need, evaluating the weaknesses students based on their field; (3)
of the existence of material book, doing questionnaire, the researcher distributes
library research, and doing field research questionnaire to the students for gaining
such as class observation, doing interview information such as the teacher’s way in
to the lectures related to the learning teaching, teaching and learning activity,
materials and the teaching method, the relevancy of the materials which are
distributing questionnaire to the students presented in the existing textbook, the
for understanding more of the class description of the English materials that
situation, the learning materials and they need; (4) observation, the researcher
students’ need, and the teaching method. conducts observation in secretary class of
Second, product development stage Polytechnic Pratama Mulia. The
includes designing and validating the researcher analyzes the lectures and
product, in this stage needs expert students’ activities and the use of the
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Table 3. Students’ Assessment to the Existing covers the four language skills activities
Textbook
or not. Interview with the collaborator is
to know whether there is needed English
textbook development for secretary
students, kind of materials that is suitable
to fulfill the students’ need, and kind of
learning method that can be used to
arrange the materials in the module
development. Interview with the lecturer
of secretary department is to know
English materials that are appropriate to
the students’ need. Interview with the
chairman of secretary department is to
know the curriculum of secretary
department; the goal of English subject
which is given in secretary department,
the expectations after the students learn
English, and the materials that are suitable
and applicable for the students at
workplace. Class observation and
From the table 3 above, it can be
distributing questionnaire are also done to
concluded that the existing book cannot
know the use of BPK in the class, and
fulfill the need and the study background
distributing questionnaire to know the
of secretary students. The students need a
students’ characteristics, want, and need
module that presents English materials
related to the material. The following
which the topic is related to secretary and
table is the sample data of need analysis of
office administration, and covers English
students’ questionnaire.
language skills including listening, Table 4. Sample Data of Need Analysis of Students’
speaking, reading, and writing. The Questionnaire
students also hope a module that provides
various activities of language components
which are not only the four language skills
but also others such as vocabulary,
grammar, and pronunciation.
b. Need Analysis
Before designing material of Task Based
English module for secretary, the
researcher was conducted need analysis, b. Product Feature Planning
through doing interview with the secretary The selection of topic materials are based
students to know the significant of the use on description of learning outcomes of
of the existing textbook (BPK) during special skills that are charged to the
teaching and learning, whether the BPK subject and based on advices from the
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(1) Validity
Before the prototype of task based English
textbook is tried out in the teaching and
learning process, the prototype is
validated by two experts to know content
validity and feasibility of the prototype.
The first validator is an expert at English
teaching and learning, while the second
validator is an expert at secretary and
The materials of English module for office administration. The result of the
secretary were presented based on the expert validation is presented in the
procedure of task based learning. The following.
Table 6. Result of Expert Validation through the
determination of the learning method is
English Module
based on the result of interview with the
collaborator which is suited with
characteristic and learning target of the
secretary’s students. Willis (1999) in
Fauziati (2014, p. 187) presents a three
stage phases: (1) pre-task (introduction to
the topic and task); (2) task (task,
planning, and report); (3) language focus
Table 6 showed that the first expert scored
or post-task (analysis of task).
90%, the second expert scored 83%, while
the percentage of range score from the
c. Designing Product
two validators is 87%. It belongs to valid
The product is ‘Task Based Learning:
and ready to be implemented in the class,
English for Secretary’ which is arranged
since according to Arikunto (1996, p.224)
for the fourth semester of secretary’s
mentions that the score of a product in
students. The product is designed based
between 76% ≤ skor ≤ 100%, the product
on the result of need analysis and seven
categorizes valid and ready to be tried out.
aspects of the criteria of good material and
textbook which are constructed from
(2) Try Out of the Prototype Module
experts, namely objective, content,
Tryout of the prototype module is
language skill, task or exercise, topic,
implemented in three times to know
methodology, and presentation or format.
feasibility of the product, whether the
The materials are presented based on task
prototype can be used well by the students
based learning procedure. The product is
in the process of teaching and learning or
tried out to the fourth semester of
not. After doing tryout, the researcher
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and feasible. While, the result of the The other advantage of task based
students’ evaluation was 94%, it showed learning is it supports to use authentic
that the designing of task based English material that can create learning such as in
module for secretary was suited with the real context and it also can attract the students
to explore their background knowledge before
students’ need and want. It also means the
learning the material. It is in line with the
task based English module for secretary is
research finding from Shabani and Ghasemi
feasible to be implemented in the class.
(2014, p. 1719) task based learning is very
helpful pre-task phase in which the
3.2 Research Discussion
teacher tries to activate the background
This research is initiated by doing
knowledge and related schemata by
need analysis before designing learning
engaging the learners in completing tasks
module. It is important to do since it can
similar which should be worked out
be used to consider for selecting materials
during the task phase itself. Task based
that are suitable to the students’ need.
learning also has a more effective,
Applying authentic material in teaching
authentic, meaningful and purposeful pre
and learning can help students to practice
reading phase.
communication in real context. In line
with Flowerdew (2013, p. 231) states that
4. CONCLUSION
need analysis, carried out to establish the
Book is one of the teaching and
‘what’ and the ‘how’ of a course, is the
learning components that has important
first stage in ESP course development,
role to achieve the success of teaching and
followed by curriculum designs, material
learning activity. A good book should
selection, methodology, assessment and
provide learning materials and activities
evaluation. However, these stages could
that are suitable with students’ need.
not be seen as a separate, proceeding in a
However, the analysis result of the
linier fashion.
existing textbook in this research does not
Furthermore, deciding a learning
fulfill the students’ need. In general the
method should be done before designing
content of the textbook focuses on
module, since learning method is as a
grammar and general English. The
procedure in presenting materials in the
presentation of four language skills in the
module. The selection of learning method
existing book is also not proportionally
is based on students’ character and need.
available in each chapter. The textbook
Based on interview with the collaborator
does not provide listening material at all.
and distributing questionnaire to the
There is also no vocabularies building and
students, it can be analyzed that the
pronunciation activity. Furthermore, the
appropriate method to be implemented is
topic materials of the existing textbook are
task based learning. Fauziati (2014, p. 185)
irrelevant with secretary field.
states that the activity of task based learning
reflects real life and learners focus on
There is needed an English module
meaning, they are free to use any language that focus on secretary students to support
they want. Playing a game, solving a problem, effective teaching and learning process.
or sharing information or experiences can all To help in obtaining the learning goal of
be considered as relevant and authentic task. English subject of secretary students, the
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