Open AccessAUTHENTIC MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGY STUDENTS: A NEED ANALYSIS IN ESP TEACHING
Author(s) -
Adijaya Made Aryawan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lingua scientia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2599-2678
pISSN - 0854-9125
DOI - 10.23887/ls.v24i2.18811
Subject(s) - syllabus , mathematics education , curriculum , grammar , newspaper , bridging (networking) , the internet , computer science , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , world wide web , sociology , medicine , media studies , linguistics , computer network , philosophy
The present paper is attempting to reveal the students’ need towards the authentic materials in ESP teaching at Biology Department of Ganesha Univeristy. There were 154 students taken as the subjects of the study. The primary data were gained from the responses given by the respondents through questionnaire, while the secondary data were taken from documents study on the curriculum, and syllabus of ESP, and interview in order to get the justification and clarification towards some selection on the questionnaire. The data show that the students need authentic materials such as newspaper article, scientific journal, international papers, internet, technical documents, manual, textbook, and grammar textbook. In spite of the authenticity, it is considered to able to promote students’ motivation and bridging the gap between the classroom situation and real life purposes.