NOTICE OF THESIS EXAM JOHANNA TOBING

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NOTICE OF THESIS EXAM

 

JOHANNA TOBING

202200010003

 

 

JANUARY 21, 2026, 13:00 PM

Building C, 7th fl., Room: C706

 

Adviser           : Dr. Anna Marietta da Silva

Examiners     : Dr. Engliana, M.Hum. & Ekarina, Ph.D.

 

Title

NEEDS ANALYSIS AND SYLLABUS DESIGN FOR CHEMISTRY HIGH

SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

English has become a global language that will affect academic improvements, professional performance, and international communication so Indonesian children start to study at schools with international curricula, and learn subjects like Chemistry in English. This phenomenon has developed inquiries into what the learners’ needs are to  learn Chemistry in English to prepare for the international examinations, and what syllabus design is appropriate for Chemistry students, based on the needs. The research was done by using a mixed method. The data collection instruments were surveys and interviews. The participants of the survey were 43 high school students who learn Chemistry in their schools, comprising 48.8% grade 10, 32.6% grade 11, and 18.6% grade 12. From those students, 67.4% use Cambridge, 16.3% International Baccalaureate, 16.3% Pearson Edexcel. The participants of the interviews are 5 Chemistry students, 4 Chemistry teachers, and 3 English teachers. The survey results displayed 46.4% of the respondents have confidence in understanding and applying Chemistry concepts without any awareness to relevance, 44.2% of the learners feel comfortable to learn Chemistry in English, 41.9% show enthusiasm in learning Chemistry in English. Outside the school hours on a weekly basis, the respondents learn Chemistry either 1-3 hours (51.2%) or 4-6 hours (37.2%); and they practice English more than 5 hours. Moreover, 76.7% of the respondents have learned English for more than 10 years, so 30.2% of them are proficient, 30.2% are native-like, and 27.9% are in advanced level.

The needs analysis was designed by combining skill-based, notional and task-based syllabus in consideration that the Chemistry learners needed listening, reading, summarizing, note-taking and analytical skills. This syllabus can be used by any Indonesian high school teachers who want to teach English in Chemistry context, by considering that their students should be at least at intermediate level.