An Analysis of Identification of Students’ Need in Learning English at Marketing Department of SMK Negeri 1 Kolaka

Abstract

This research is aimed to answer the problem of the research “What are the students’ needs in the Marketing Department at SMK Negeri 1 Kolaka in learning English?” This research uses a qualitative research design where the data are explained in the description form. The instruments of the research are questionnaires and interview guidelines. The participants of the research are students of the Marketing Department in the second grade in SMK Negeri 1 Kolaka. The result showed the student needs, the first is for the student's necessities who are more likely to learn speaking skills, and also for the material they wanted is online marketing material, which means that they considered their needs in the future when they enter the world of work, another thing that students’ needs in their English learning is they need a material that is appropriate to their major so that what they learn in school can be applied when they are working later, while the students’ lack is their speaking skill and also vocabulary deficiencies. Where they have no space or place to use their English skills that they have learned and for the desires of students in terms of learning English, students are more likely want to learn English by going outside. And for the learning methods that used by the teacher, students are more likely want to study in pairs or groups with their friends rather than study alone. Besides, students also want the teachers who can become facilitators and guides in the English learning process.

ELT at Vocational High Schools in Jember

“…The students can be invited to provide any pieces of information about what they need to learn in English through a study. In fact, need analysis has been seen as an important part of ELT at SMK since researchers such as Sevrika [7] and Suryadi and Hendra [8] have recently conducted a study under a imilar topic.…”

Discrimination of Women in Modern Javanese Novels

“…Women try to take care of themselves in any way they can. Unlike the two novels above, the female character in the novel Mulih Ndesa [2] gives resistance to men who have taken their virginity by betraying them. This can be seen in the following quote.…”

“…Kasusul swarane perang tandhing antarane kekuwatan loro kang padha rosane, antarane sendika lan suwala, antarane nglanggati lan nglungani, antarane nuruti lan nulak". [2] (Marsanti did understand, suddenly her chest trembled). His chest was pounding hard.…”

“…("That's Sekarwangi, the most beautiful girl who became a conversation in her village, because of her beauty that adorns the fertile Klaten area and is surrounded by mountains. Unfortunately, after graduating from vocational school, this beautiful woman left her village for Jakarta, a big city known as a place to make easy money") [2].…”

“…Public space is considered a male space, while women only occupy domestic space. The problems faced by these women are also reflected in literary works, namely Javanese novels, especially the following three Javanese novels, Mulih Ndesa by Suryadi W.S [2], Tante Haryati by JFX Hoery [3], and Sumi by Tiwiek S.A. [4]. The three novels depict women who experience discrimination.…”