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Journal : UICELL Conference Proceeding

General English for Vocational University Students during the Global Pandemic: Stages and Challenges Yessy Purnamasari
UICELL No 4 (2020): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2020
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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To reach one of its aims in producing graduates with national and international standard competency, Politeknik Negeri Bandung (Polban) assigns English Department to teach General English subject to all study program as one of institutional mandatory subject. However, since the pandemic hits in the beginning of 2020, distance learning has been applied as the solution to keep the education process runs well. This study aims to identify the stages in teaching General English for vocational university student as well as to explain the challenges during pandemic. Qualitative method is applied for this study and to collect the data, observation and survey are done by using online platform. The results show that stages in teaching are similar compared to the conventional one: preparation, delivery, and evaluation. Things that differ each stage are the teaching media and the duration used during the class. Some challenges arise as this pandemic ‘force’ all level of educational institution to adapt with distance learning: the reduction of study objectives, the ease of assessment method, and the feedback delivery of student’s assignment. Eventually, the urgency of improving English skills for all level of vocational students during this uncertain situation requires strong preparation and cooperation from the institution, lecturers, and students themselves.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF READING COMPREHENSION DURING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Alya Rahayu Gunardi; Yessy Purnamasari
UICELL No 5 (2021): UICELL Conference Proceedings 2021
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA

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Internship is essential for polytechnic students to apply their knowledge on a particular subject. In applying the knowledge, students are required to do internships at offices that are in line with their study program. In this case, reading comprehension becomes the main focus of the application in doing the internship. This study aims to describe the implementation of reading comprehension during the internship program at the international relation office of a public university in Bandung. The reading comprehension is applied in three activities: collecting information on exchange programs, searching for the information on short programs, as well as gathering information on important dates of university’s partners. Data collection methods applied in this study are observation and library study. This study shows that reading comprehensions such as scanning, skimming, and making interpretations are highly utilized in the tasks: seeking essential information in universities official websites, checking the availability of short programs for foreign students, and finding the differences on important dates among countries university’s partners. These works are important for both interns to improve and apply the knowledge and the university to get the updated information on global education and mobility. Keywords: reading comprehension, internship, polytechnic, international office