Revision English Course Syllabus based on Students’ Language Need and Learning Need of Hotel Accommodation Department at SMKN 8 Makassar

The objectives of the research was to find out 1) the learning needs of the students, 2) language needs of the students, and 3) revised English course syllabus based on students’ need. The researcher applied descri ptive quantitative research. The researcher used some techniques in selecting the sample. Those are purposive sampling for students and convenience sampling graduates and employees. The data were taken from questionnaire and interview. The subject of this research were students of Hotel Accommodation department of SMKN 8 Makassar, the graduates, the employees, and English teacher of SMKN 8 Makassar. There were 20 students as respondents in this research, 5 graduates who work in the Favor Hotel Makassar, 5 employees who work in Four Season Hotel in Sydney, and 1 English teacher. The result of the research shows that 1) learning needs comprise of language skills and learning preferences. In language skills, all the language skills are used at the rate of always in the classroom. In the learning preferences in term of learning English with others, study in pairs is preferred than any others, while learning preferences in term of learning by using teaching technique, study through listening and pronouncing and role play are mostly preferred by the students, 2) language needs comprise of the use of English in the workplace. English is often used face to face with hotel guest especially foreign people. In language function, greeting, welcoming hotel guest, offering help and advice and describing hotel facilities are mostly used by the employees in the hotel, and 3) the existing syllabus revised by the researcher by adding some topics which need by the students and mostly used in the workplace