Evaluation of Syllabus of English for Specific Purposes for Nursing Students

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10.2991/assehr.k.210914.044How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Syllabus, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Evaluation

Abstract

A syllabus is an important document for teaching which contains the outline of course, including topics, weekly schedule, assignments and tests. A syllabus serves as a communication medium for both theories and practices that will be exposed during study to students. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate a syllabus to meet the purposes of learning. The subject of this study is the evaluation of the syllabus of English for Specific Purposes in semester 1 for the nursing students and exploration of the needs of the nursing students, professional nurses, and the teaching staff. The study is conducted based on need analysis. Analyzing need analysis is necessary before designing the syllabus to obtain information associated with the nursing students’ needs. The method for this study is descriptive and using qualitative approach. The data are obtained through documents, questionnaires, and interviews. The result of the syllabus evaluation of English for Specific Purposes for the nursing students reveals that the syllabus designed for nursing students needs revision to meet the result of need analysis.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Erlinda Usman
AU  - Desvalini Anwar
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/09/14
TI  - Evaluation of Syllabus of English for Specific Purposes for Nursing Students
BT  - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT-8 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 226
EP  - 230
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210914.044
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210914.044
ID  - Usman2021
ER  -