INVESTIGATING NEEDS ANALYSIS OF THE WRITING MATERIALS FOR THE TOURISM INTENSIVE COURSE

Salsabila Lu'lu' Az Zahra, Fadsya Estetika Imanni Putri, Khafidhoh Khafidhoh

Abstract


Writing is one of the most challenging English language skills among the other four basic skills (Salaxiddinovna, 2022). This is due to the fact that in order to create sentences that are consistent, learners must focus on sentence structure rules, vocabulary choice, and word continuity during this process. The low usage of English in industry contributes to the difficulty of developing this ability. Due to the restricted usage of English in Indonesia, particularly in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, tourist industry participants do not possess a strong command of the language.  Based on BPS DIY data from 2018, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States are the countries with the largest numbers of foreign visitors to Yogyakarta. However, there aren't as many independently accessible learning resources as there are foreign visitors, like courses for tourism managers. In order the goal of this project is to provide a suitable self-learning module for tourism site administrators. However, understanding the needs of the industry is vital before creating a workable solution. The head of the Tebing Breksi office communicated to managers what they needed to know in order to become tour guides for international tourists based on semi-structured interviews performed in January 2024. The most often mentioned point by interviewers was the need of having English instructions and translations for popular phrases. The tour guides believed that the produced module may be used as a "cheat sheet" when they were out and about and didn't know the English phrases. Consequently, the researcher will concentrate on tourism-related terms while creating the module, in addition to including tasks that challenge participants' impromptu abilities.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12928/iucee2024.v3i2.14589

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