Abstract
<p>Need analysis is process collecting the information from stakeholder (Educational Institution and Company) about the learners’ need. Need analysis is needed before the materials are used. It is done to identify the materials needs the students based on stakeholder’s perspectives. It gives us a suitable material for the learners’need and the target need. The aim of this research was to find the English skill most needed for Business materials of Business Administration student at Politeknik Negeri Padang. The type of this research was a survey research. The data were collected through questionnaire and interview. The sources of questionnaire data were 20 students of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 3 lecturers of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 20 staff of Telkom West Sumatera, and 36 staff of Bank Nagari. The sources of interview data were 2 students of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 3 English lecturers of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 1 chief of Business Administration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, 2 staffs of company at Telkom Sumbar, 6 staffs of company at Bank Nagari. The finding of this research shows that the material needed by learners more emphasized on English skill of students ; speaking, listening, and reading.</p>
Highlights
Need analysis is absolutely activities of collecting information. Brown (2001: 35) states that need analysis refer to as the activities involved in gathering information that will serve the basis for developing a curriculum that will meet the learning needs of a particular group of students
The present research was to identify need analysis English skill for Business material used by Business Administration students of Business Administration program at Politeknik Negeri Padang
Reading and writing were higher score than writing. It was added by students of Business Admnistration at Politeknik Negeri Padang, they stated that all skill were important, the most important skill for Business Administration students was speaking
Summary
Need analysis is absolutely activities of collecting information. Brown (2001: 35) states that need analysis refer to as the activities involved in gathering information that will serve the basis for developing a curriculum that will meet the learning needs of a particular group of students. Brown (2001: 35) states that need analysis refer to as the activities involved in gathering information that will serve the basis for developing a curriculum that will meet the learning needs of a particular group of students. Related to need analysis materials, Dudley-Evans and St.John (2008: 125) state that needs analysis can be used to dig up what the learners are required to master in order to perform the prescribed tasks It means that the demand of the target situation which requires the students to function effectively in a particular task. The present research was to identify need analysis English skill for Business material used by Business Administration students of Business Administration program at Politeknik Negeri Padang.
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