An Investigation of the Needs Analysis and English Learning Process for the Hospitality Students at a Vocational High School
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211119.061How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- English for Specific Purposes (ESP); hospitality industry; needs analysis; speaking skills
- Abstract
This study aims to find out the needs of the Hospitality students in learning English pertaining to the learning needs, present situation, and target needs. Furthermore, these findings would be elaborated on and find out the compatibility with the current learning process and the current condition of the Hospitality industry needs. The research was conducted in one vocational high school in Cirebon employing a mixed-method case study. The data were derived from the observation; questionnaire to thirty-five students in the 11th and 12th grades of Hospitality major; interview with one English teacher, six selected 11th and 12th grade students, one hotel general manager; and document analysis such as syllabus, handouts, and students’ assignment sheet. The findings revealed that speaking skills and vocabulary related to the specific terms for a Hospitality major are most needed by the students. In addition, the learning process in this study does not meet the needs of students specifically related to their major. This is also supported by the hotel general manager based on the Hospitality industry needs. The result suggests that English teaching for Hospitality majors in vocational schools should be provided with adequate knowledge and skills and, thus, the students possess the competencies needed in the current Hospitality job markets.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Jubaedah AU - Yanty Wirza PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/21 TI - An Investigation of the Needs Analysis and English Learning Process for the Hospitality Students at a Vocational High School BT - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 390 EP - 397 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211119.061 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211119.061 ID - 2021 ER -