Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2020–Social, Humanity, and Education (ICoSIHESS 2020)

Evaluating On-going ESP Courses at Two Higher Education Institutions: Students’ Perspectives

Authors
Luluk Iswati, Saptin Dwi Setyo Hastuti
Corresponding Author
Luluk Iswati
Available Online 21 January 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210120.142How to use a DOI?
Keywords
ESP Evaluation, Higher Education
Abstract

As ESP is increasingly applied in many non-English departments of higher education institutions, evaluating the course is pivotal as it gauges to what extent the program is successful to meet learners’ needs and the overall course goals. Hence, this study was set out to evaluate on-going ESP courses held in two private higher education institutions in Yogyakarta Province by evaluating three aspects: the ESP teachers, the course materials, and the course. The data were collected through an online survey of 149 students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) and AMPTA Tourism College and processed with descriptive statistics. Overall, the results suggested that both institutions’ students agreed that the three aspects met the set criteria, yet some implications worth take into account. Concerning the ESP practice at the Management Study Program of UMY, sub-aspects that needed improvement were teachers’ monitoring during students’ activities, the distribution of language skills in the materials, and the variety of learning activities. In the context of the Tour and Travel Business Study Program of AMPTA Tourism College, it demanded attention to teachers’ preparedness before teaching, the skills and knowledge relatedness to students’ future jobs, and the classroom size.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2020–Social, Humanity, and Education (ICoSIHESS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
21 January 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210120.142
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210120.142How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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