A NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION STUDENTS AT PEKALONGAN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is very important for students in any major, and learning ESP is familiar to the needs analysis that has the purpose to find out the needs of students before learning is carried out in order to achieve an expected goal. Therefore, this study was made focus on English for Academic Purposes (EAP), in order to find out students' needs for English for their study program and job prospects. This research was conducted at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Pekalongan, with 3 study programs namely the Mathematics Education Department, Indonesian Literature and Education Department, and the English Education Department.  From these study programs, students are taught to know the teacher's specific field, so that this research also examines students for their job prospects in English for teachers. The researchers used questionnaires to collect data, and the results found were that almost all students of the Teacher Training and Education Faculty at Pekalongan University were aware of the importance of ESP for their study programs and job prospects. The importance for lecturers to teach English according to their study programs is expected to be able to increase students' expertise in using English according to their fields.