Community Empowerment
Vol 7 No 9 (2022)

Basic English conversation training for tourism actors on Untung Jawa Island

Yanti Yanti (Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Christine Manara (Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia)



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Publish Date
30 Sep 2022

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism activities almost stopped. Tourism actors on the Untung Jawa island attempt to improve tourism facilities and infrastructure and increase the capacity of their human resources. The purpose of this activity is to improve communication skills in English. The results of the pre-training questionnaire show that the required English is conversational English at the basic level. The method of community service activities is online basic level conversational English training using drill techniques. The materials are arranged according to language functions and the participants are divided into small groups of four to six people. The results of the activity showed that the participants were able to initiate and engage in short conversations using phrases and making short narratives.

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Arts Humanities Education Public Health Social Sciences

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