Huele: Journal of Applied Linguistics, Literature and Culture
Vol 6 No 1 (2026): Huele: Journal of Applied Linguistics, Literature and Culture (In Press)

English Learning Needs of Accounting Students: A Basis for ESP Module Development

Marles Yohannis Matatula (Pattimura University)
Sophia Binnendyk (Pattimura University)
Hendrik Jacob Maruanaya (Pattimura University)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 May 2026

Abstract

This study investigated the English learning needs of 55 accounting students at Pattimura University to inform the development of an ESP module. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered in Indonesian, covering learning objectives, self-reported proficiency, preferred topics, language task preferences, and exercise format preferences, and analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that academic purposes dominated students' learning motivations (49.1%), followed by career preparation (25.5%). Speaking emerged as the weakest skill, with the highest proportion of beginners (29.1%) and no advanced-level reporters, while reading showed the strongest profile (76.4% intermediate). Students preferred foundational business topics over specialized content and gravitated toward structured, scaffolded task formats such as summary writing, note completion, and contextual vocabulary gap-fill exercises. Based on these findings, the study proposes a five-unit module framework that maps empirically preferred topics and task types onto a scaffolded instructional sequence for ESP curriculum development at the institutional level.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

huele

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The HUELE Journal of Applied Linguistics, Literature, and Culture focuses on the multifaceted dimensions of language education and its interconnections with literature and culture. We aim to provide a comprehensive platform for scholars and practitioners to share innovative research, theoretical ...