Ikrama Prasetya.
S892008007. "English Syllabus
Development: A Need Analysis-Based Approaches" Thesis. First
Consultant: Prof. Dr. Djatmika, M.A. Second Consultant: Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd.
Department of English Education, Graduate School, Sebelas Maret University,
Surakarta.
Aviation
Vocational High Schools are institutions focused on producing skilled and
ready-to-work graduates for the aviation industry. In the aviation field,
foreign language proficiency, particularly English, is a crucial necessity.
English serves as a global language in professional settings, facilitating
interactions with clients and colleagues, both orally and in writing. Thus,
schools must provide adequate preparation to ensure their graduates are
competent in their respective fields. This study aims to identify the English
language skills required by aviation vocational high school students, describe
the challenges faced by English teachers in syllabus development, and determine
the skills teachers need to develop and design an effective English syllabus.
This
research employs a needs analysis approach, utilizing questionnaires and
interviews to collect data. The collected data were analyzed to determine the
specific English skills required by aviation vocational high school students,
particularly in the context of English for Specific Purposes (ESP).
Additionally, document analysis of the syllabus or Learning Objectives
Framework (ATP) was conducted to evaluate the extent to which the existing
syllabus accommodates the language skills needed by aviation students.
Interviews with English teachers were also carried out to uncover the
challenges they face in designing and developing the syllabus, as well as to
identify the essential teacher’s skills required for this process.
The
findings reveal that. first, the English skills that are needed by Aviation
Vocational High School students are speaking which is the most dominant skill,
then reading skills are second, the third is listening skills and the last
thing needed by Aviation Vocational High School students is writing. Second,
based on the analysis of the syllabus, the English skills needed by students
have not been well accommodated because teachers experience several problems in
the preparation of the syllabus such as the lack of diagnostic assessments and
the selection of teaching materials that are not linear with the world of
aviation. So based on the results of syllabus identification and interviews,
several teacher’s skills are needed in the preparation of the syllabus, such as
the skill of identifying the skills needed by aviation vocational high school
students and realizing that the syllabus that has been prepared must be applied
to ensure that the syllabus is implemented effectively to achieve learning
objectives.
