SKDI-Based Needs Analysis for Designing English for Students of Medicine in Indonesia

I Made Sujana,Eka Fitriana,Untung Waluyo,Dewi Suryani

doi:10.26858/ijole.v4i2.13489

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Abstract. This longitudinal study aims to seek for solutions concerning the teaching and learning English at the Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram (UNRAM). The first year of the study is emphasized on the outcomes of needs analysis, which encompasses the Present Situation Analysis (PSA), the Target Situation Analysis (TSA), and the Learning Situation Analysis (LSA). Various data were collected form the documents of Standar Kompetensi Dokter Indonesia (SKDI) a.k.a. Competency Standards of Medical Doctors in Indonesia, the Graduates Profile of Faculty of Medicine UNRAM and the documents of student English proficiency levels within the last 5 years. Other sources of data were taken from a number of focused group discussions and in-depth interviews with students, alumni, subject specialists, management of Block, and various techniques. The data were then analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. Findings of the study show that the level of English of students at Medical Faculty was still far from being adequate to meet the SKDI. As such, three learning goals were generated from this study, i.e. the short-tem, mid-term, and long-term goals. The study suggests that to bridge the gap, the Faculty of Medicine needs to develop a number of language programs to prepare these students to achieve competencies that meet the standard of Graduate Profile and SKDI.

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A number of research studies have reported that English at Higher Education becomes one of determining factors of ones’ success in both academic and career (Antony, 2018; Daffa-Allah, 2012; Kaur, 2007; Lodhi, Shamim, Robab, Shahzad, & Ashraf, 2018); Poorhadi, 2017; Skelton & Whetstone, 2012; Woodrow, 2018)
The research plan can be summarized in the following diagram: Diagram 1 above describes the process of conducting needs analysis by investigating Target Needs (Target Situation Analysis/TSA) and Present Situation Analysis (PSA) prior to analyzing Learning Needs (Leaning Situation Analysis/Learning Situation Analysis (LSA))
Present Situation Analysis (PSA) Levels of English Every year the first year students of Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram (UNRAM) must take an English placement test using the English Communication Skills for Civil Services test designed by ODA-LAN-BC (1998) at UNRAM Language Centre

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A number of research studies have reported that English at Higher Education becomes one of determining factors of ones’ success in both academic and career (Antony, 2018; Daffa-Allah, 2012; Kaur, 2007; Lodhi, Shamim, Robab, Shahzad, & Ashraf, 2018); Poorhadi, 2017; Skelton & Whetstone, 2012; Woodrow, 2018) These studies are aligned with the previous studies conducted by Sujana, Fitriana & Syahrial (2016) and Sujana, Hanafi, Wilian, Syahrial, & Fitriana (2019). With only 6-hour class input (3 meetings @ 100 minutes) in a semester, students are unrealistically expected to complete the whole program This limited class input is aggravated by other less conducive situations such as the class size – consisting of 70 – 80 students in one class --, the low students’ English entry behavior, the big gap between their current levels of English and the expected learning outcomes (Sujana, et al, 2016). All of these generate problems in all aspects of teaching and learning English -- including planning, implementation, and assessment

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