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NEEDS AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE HOTEL EMPLOYEES AT MEOTEL HOTEL KEBUMEN Hastri Firharmawan; Alek Andika
Journal of English Language Learning Vol 3, No 2 (2019)
Publisher : Universitas Majalengka

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31949/jell.v3i2.1550

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Hospitality industry is one of the important sectors to play roles in the economic and tourism growth in Kebumen. Therefore, keeping this industry to be competitive in the future seems to be urgent. Hotel owners need to improve the quality of human resources, mainly the English communication skills. This research describes and analyzes needs and problems of English for hospitality industry at Meotel Hotel Kebumen. It involved 20 experienced hotel employees at the research site as the participants. Questionnaires were used in the data collection. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The findings proved that the skills needed from the most required to the least one are speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The three most dominant language uses are to give services, to give information, and to give help. Problems in using English encountered included guessing unknown words due to limited vocabulary, lacking of grammar knowledge, inability to follow the speed, and lacking of confidence. Key words: needs, English, skills, hospitality industry
Analysis of Variety of Learning Difficulties to Indonesian Language Education Students On English Language Courses at University of Ma'arif NU Kebumen Alek Andika; Endah Mitsalina
Social, Humanities, and Educational Studies (SHEs): Conference Series Vol 2, No 1 (2019): 4th National Seminar on Educational Innovation (SNIP 2019)
Publisher : Universitas Sebelas Maret

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Mastery of English as an international language is a necessity at this time. Indonesia as a member of the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) should properly prepare for this challenge by preparing a capable and skilled generation of the nation. English is an international language that is very important for communication and connecting people with the world in various aspects including education. The government shows its seriousness in improving English language skills to the nation's generation, namely by requiring English at the educational level. In reality, there are various difficulties faced by students when learning English, especially in learners / students who are not from the English department called ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Learners. This study aims to dig deeper into the variety of difficulties faced by students in learning English in students of Indonesian Language Education Study Program at FKIP Ma'arif University NU Kebumen. This study uses a qualitative approach with questionnaire instruments, observation and indepth interview. Analysis of research data was carried out through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that research subjects face a variety of difficulties learning English, namely: 1) lack of student confidence, 2) students rarely use English in daily life and, 3) lack of vocabulary mastery.
Students’ Responses to The Use Of Information Technology (IT) In The English teaching-Learning at SMK Ma’arif 5 Gombong Alek Andika
Ar-Rihlah: Jurnal Inovasi Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam Vol 4 No 1 (2019)
Publisher : LPPM IAINU Kebumen

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The aimsof this research areto describe students’ responses and to know the substantive theoriesthat can be formulated from the reality of students’responses to the use of Information Technology (IT) in the English teaching-learning at SMK Ma’arif 5 Gombong. Type of research is a qualitative naturalistic with subjects X and XI grade students. The subjects of the research are students from multimedia, office administration, accounting and automotive study program of SMK Ma’arif 5 Gombong in academic year 2017/2018which consists of 30 students.The data were obtained from students directly in the class by using an open questionnaire. Data analysis techniques inthis researchcarried outbycategorical analysisand descriptiveanalysis.The results showed that there were 141students’responses which were divided into two major group consisted of 77 students’ positive responses and64 students’ negative responses. These all responses were broken down into 22 categories. Based on the descriptive data analysis, there were 5 prominent of students’ responses toward the use of IT in the English teaching learning. They were 3 positive responses in relation to process, method and material. Then, there were 2 negative responses in relation to physics and attitude. There were also obtained 5 substantive theories to the use of IT in the English teaching learning. They were 3 positivesubstantive theorieswhich explained that IT gave the effectiveness and efficiency, IT couldmake easier in getting English materialand IT couldimprove student’s learning outcomes. Then, there were 2 negative substantive theorieswhich explained that IT was able to cause a noisy learning process and IT made anuncomfortable learning processif IT was not prepared properly. On the basis of the results of this research showedthatthere were many advantages of the use of IT more than its disadvantages. Therefore, itcan be suggested for English teachersto use IT in their teaching-learning process
Co-Authors Endah Mitsalina hastri firharmawan