Open AccessENGLISH WRITING NEEDS FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES IN FORMAL HIGHER EDUCATION
Author(s) -
Audi Yundayani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of english language and literature stiba-iec jakarta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-3745
pISSN - 2540-8216
DOI - 10.37110/jell.v2i01.11
Subject(s) - academic writing , rhetorical question , mathematics education , english for academic purposes , interpretation (philosophy) , formal education , higher education , college english , english for specific purposes , psychology , english studies , needs analysis , pedagogy , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law , programming language
The study aimed to get the understanding about the learners’ needs of English writing skill for academic purposes in formal higher education. As a part of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), English for Academic Purposes (EAP) should play an important role in English teaching for non English program, specifically in higher formal education. This is a descriptive research that used observation, questionaire and interview. The data analysis and interpretation indicates that, 1) Learners’ proficiency in English writing for Academic Purposes in formal higher education is a must for use to enhance the learners’ academic performance. It is important for the lecturer to provide the suitable learning material and learning technique based on the requirement; 2) Learners’ English writing skill for academic purposes needs require ability in summarizing, paraphrasing, writing in academic genres like essays, reports and literature reviews, and writing in rhetorical-functional like explaining, defining and drawing conclusion