NEED ANALYSIS IN LEARNING ENGLISH OF MARITIME STUDENTS

ABSTRACT This study is a response for a vocational English teacher and students experience that focus in maritime zone, in which the process of teaching and learning English still applies English for general purpose. It makes the students difficult to improve their ability in using English for specific purpose. The material was taught by the teacher that was not appropriate with English for specific purpose based on the preliminary study that has conducted. This study reviewed the need analysis process in providing the learning need of a study in Maritime. In collecting the data, descriptive quantitative method was used to view the learning need. Questionnaire and interview were used as the instrument in this study. The subject of this study focused on the three target groups, they are two teachers, twenty seven students, and eight graduates. The result showed that the students need to learn some topics that were limited by scope and sequence where cover the students’ needs, wants and lack in learning English. This study also presented three results areas which are covered all the information of students. They are present situation analysis, target situation analysis and learning situation analysi. . Keywords: Need Analysis, ESP, Maritim