NOTICE OF THESIS EXAM SUSANA WIJIARTI 202100010002

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NOTICE OF THESIS EXAM

 

SUSANA WIJIARTI

202100010002

 

 

July 31, 2024, 1:00 PM

Building C, Room 706

 

Adviser           : Dr. Anna Marietta da Silva

 

Examiners     : Dr. Luciana, M. Ed. & Dr. Engliana, M. Hum.

 

Title

DESIGNING A PRE-UNIVERSITY ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL ACADEMIC PURPOSES

 

Abstract

English is the international language most widely taught in Indonesian Education from the primary to the higher level. At the university level, English competence is mainly required for academic reasons, such as comprehending reading materials, understanding lectures or seminars, and presenting a report, as well as the requirements for passing the subject. However, many university students still need help comprehending the learning materials provided in English due to inadequate understanding from the previous school. This situation urges the researcher to do this study to design a syllabus for English for Academic General Purposes (EGAP), which can be used to help the pre-university be more prepared for the learning process at the university level. Two research questions are offered for this study: (1) What are undergraduate students' general academic needs for English? (2) What is the design of the English syllabus for pre-university students to comprehend the English general academics? This study uses qualitative research with a needs analysis as the primary method to see the Present Situation Analysis (PSA), Learning Situation Analysis (LSA), and Target Situation Analysis (TSA). The analysis of the learner's needs uses triangulation for the analysis from the survey, interview, and classroom observation. It involves 116 participants in the survey, ten students for the interview, and three classroom observations. The findings show that most pre-university students realized that English is essential in the learning process at the university level. The students considered they had sufficient English proficiency yet needed help comprehending the materials related to academic genres. The most important English skills needed are reading, listening, and speaking, including vocabulary and grammar. Based on the learners’ needs analysis, the present study proposes an integrated syllabus that combines a content-based, skills-based, and genre-based syllabus. It is designed for one semester, which consists of 14 meetings. The syllabus proposes a big theme, ‘Life at Campus,’ divided into 12 topics related to academics and life at university and two assessment sections. The proposed syllabus aims to help students become motivated to learn English with contextual learning related to campus, become familiar with it, and be prepared for the English academic context and life at university.

Keywords: Needs Analysis, Syllabus, EGAP, EAP, Pre-university