ASSESSING TOURISM STUDENTS’ ENGLISH PROFICIENCY COMPETENCE BASED ON ASEAN COMMON COMPETENCY STANDARD

Ni Nyoman Yunike Kurniarini,Untung Waluyo,Kamaludin Yusra

doi:10.25078/yb.v4i2.2766

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Abstract

This study is aimed to analyze the tourism students’ English proficiency competence based on ASEAN Common Competency Standard (ACCS). The study used a descriptive qualitative method and the data were gained through English competency based workplace assessment for the students in three sub divisions at PDD Lombok Barat; hotel accommodation, culinary, and hotel engineering. The findings of the study showed that more than half of tourism students are still in the category of “low competence” in attaining English competencies based on ACCS.

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Tourism becomes one of the main income sources for developing countries, such as Indonesia
The results showed that 11 respondents (55%) were in the category “low competence” and 9 respondents (45%) “high competence”
The results presented that 12 respondents (60%) were in the category “low competence” and 8 respondents (40%) were in the category “high competence”

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Tourism becomes one of the main income sources for developing countries, such as Indonesia. In order to provide professional tourism services, Indonesian government has built many educational institutions in tourism field These institutions run learning and teaching activities in vocational ways, concern more in practices as the theory based on the workplace training, for example diploma program. AKN Lombok Barat is a vocational diploma that equips its graduates with competency that are required in hospitality industry supported by sufficient basic theoretical knowledge and strong disciplinary attitudes based on potential in tourism sector. This college was guided by Bali State Polytechnic in hospitality study program which has three concentrations; hotel accommodation, culinary, and hotel engineering. In order to get the best tourism professional competency, this college applies certain competency standards as the learning achievement for the learners

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