Research Article
Need Analysis of English For Math Instructional Material
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292207, author={Sitti Nurpahmi and Kamsinah Kamsinah and Nurfajri Ningsih}, title={Need Analysis of English For Math Instructional Material}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language and Language Teaching, ICLLT 2019, 12 October, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICLLT}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={math mathematics instructional material english for math}, doi={10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292207} }- Sitti Nurpahmi
Kamsinah Kamsinah
Nurfajri Ningsih
Year: 2020
Need Analysis of English For Math Instructional Material
ICLLT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292207
Abstract
Need analysis is the starting point in designing a course or developing material. It is used to gather information from the population about what they need in learning. This study aims at investigating the needs of English for math instructional material for the mathematics education department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. The design research was descriptive quantitative and qualitative research. The population of the research was 64 students, ten graduates, and two lecturers. Research data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire comprises present situation analysis, target situation analysis, and learning needs. The findings show that 1) students have fair ability in English skills – listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar, and pronunciation; 2) students need to learn more in reading than others skills. Vocabulary related to their major, and grammar; 3) students need to learn auditorily and visually through video. Students also need to learn in a small group and work in pairs.