Need Analysis on English for Hotel at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality at Universitas Negeri Padang

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200819.010How to use a DOI?

Keywords

English for tourism, need analysis, hotels, English Skills, Listening, Speaking

Abstract

The importance of English proficiency in tourism sector, especially for hotel staff is undeniable. This study aims to explore the needs of English for tourism sector, in particular English needs for hotels. The result of the analysis of the needs will become the factors to be considered in developing English teaching materials for English subject at Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality. The sample of the study was selected using purposive random sampling technique, involving 41 staff. The data of the study were collected through questionnaire. The results of the study show that Listening skill is mostly needed. The second most needed skill is Speaking skill; while the third needed skill are Reading and Writing skills. The results of the study also reveal the topics, functions needed for each skill.

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© 2020, 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  - Ratmanida
AU  - Sitti Fatimah
AU  - Muhd. Al-Hafizh
AU  - Ira Meirina Chair
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/19
TI  - Need Analysis on English for Hotel at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality at Universitas Negeri Padang
BT  - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA-2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 48
EP  - 53
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200819.010
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200819.010
ID  - 2020
ER  -