The Multi-Syllabus Syllabus Approach to Design English for Specific Purpose (ESP) Course Book for Informatics Students

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Putri Ramadhani and Kurnia Ulfa

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I1P102

How to Cite?

Putri Ramadhani and Kurnia Ulfa, "The Multi-Syllabus Syllabus Approach to Design English for Specific Purpose (ESP) Course Book for Informatics Students," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 4,  no. 1, pp. 6-10, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I1P102

Abstract:

The objectives of this literary review are to discuss the kind of syllabus used in ESP (English for Specific Purpose) course book for computer Informatics Student. The writer found that the multisyllabus syllabus applied in as the basic design toward Informatics ESP course book. The design is by selecting topic items related to technology. Vary of teaching methods with still considering basic criteria needed in syllabus like learn ability, frequency, coverage and usefulness. Harmer Jeremy in his book ‘The Practice of English Language Teaching’ (2001:29-300) elaborate the multi-syllabus syllabus as good solution to solve teaching method which is more appropriate for the students need so the teachers and students can reach the teaching goals better and faster instead of a program based exclusively on grammatical or lexical categories. Learning general English is considered waste or not effective for Informatics students. The data was taken from semester I Informatics ESP course book used by the students in the college of computer informatics and management Budidarma Medan in 2016. The method used is descriptive method where the data will be elaborated one by one. The application of the multisyllabus syllabus considered as linear goal expected by the college which the students are expected to be skilful both in communication and can challenge the world of computer, information and technology.

Keywords:

The multi-syllabus syllabus, ESP course book design, Informatics.

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