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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature, Vol 2, No 2, 2017 The Quality of English Coursebook for Nursing Department Student (Based oQ6WXGHQWV¶/HFWXUHUV¶ $QG([SHUWV¶3HUVSHFWLYH Qoriatur Rahma Safnil Arono University of Bengkulu Abstract: This research was aimed to find out WKH VWXGHQWV¶ OHFWXUHUV¶ DQG H[SHUWV¶ perspective toward the quality of the English coursebook for nursing department students. This research was an evaluative study. The participants of this research were 3 experts, 3 lecturers and 80 nursing students. The instrument of this research was an evaluation checklist based on 0F'RQRXJKDQG6KDZ¶Vcriteria. The findings of the research were (1) over eighty percent participants agreed that syllabus fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (2) over eighty percent participants agreed that the content area fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (3) over ninety percent participants agreed that layout and physical appearance fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (4) over eighty percent participants agreed that practicality fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook; (5) over eighty percent participants agreed that language use fulfills the criteria for quality a nursing coursebook. Key Words: English for Specific Purpose (ESP), Coursebook, Perspective INTRODUCTION English is an international language which English is considered as a and its importance causes people to foreign language not as a second use it around of the world. ESP is an language, the main and the only abbreviation that implies English for source of English is ESP classroom. specific purposes. The main According to Riazi (2003), in second definition of this word is to teach or foreign language contexts, after some of the specific English teachers textbook is the prominent vocabularies that are related specially factor. Therefore, one of the factors to the learners with specific aims, that can be helpful in designing ESP fields of study, or occupation, such courses is provided by textbook as medicine, engineering, etc. We analysis and evaluation. The can define this word, ESP, from language of the most of the different aspects, but all of these educational textbooks notably in definitions show that how ESP medicine or engineering in foreign course is designed to teach its language countries such as in specific learner to learn English. indonesia is English. Therefore, the Based on Dudley-Evans and universities of these countries in their St. John (1998), the countries in 102 Rahma, Safnil, Arono, The quality of English course book« curriculums have the ESP course as As one of ESP Coursebook, an essential course. English II coursebook for nursing Moreover, the use of science study program POLTEKKES coursebooks in ELT is more popular Provinsi Bengkulu became the object than ever before, especially after to be analyzed in this research. Since innumerable ELT preparatory classes the content of this coursebook was have been established for a large QRW DSSURSULDWH WR WKH VWXGHQWV¶ number of departments at needs, the content was also not universities, private schools, and repetitive and unsuitable with part of some state schools. Moreover, the speaking content material school administrations and circles of instruments tools, for example; the English teachers prefer ready-made unit materials explains about medical coursebooks because they possibly instruments ( the tools and use) in provide ready-made syllabi to be unit 5 but in the speaking skill part, followed by teachers. Thus, the the material which is explained is coursebooks have gradually become about Self-Introduction to other the most pervasive tool for language people. For the next, the example in instruction. As Richards and Rodgers the part of Talk on pregnancy unit 7, (2001) state, coursebooks are an the author gives writing task, the unavoidable element of the question is to read articles and write curriculum because they specify simple present tense. And also for content and define coverage for listening skill, the practice tasks are syllabus items. And also for the EFL not clearly enough defined. The learners, coursebook has become the UHVHDUFKHU¶V DQDO\VLV UHVXOW DOVR source they have with language apart found that the author designed the from the input provided by the ERRNZLWKRXWDQDO\]HGWKHVWXGHQWV¶ classroom teacher and other needs first, and as the impact, the reference materials (Hutchinson & students got low score in final test. Torres, 1994). At the other extreme, However, the researcher coursebooks are seen to have a realized that her analysis result was tendency to dictate what is taught, in not enough to evaluate this an intentional order, and they have a coursebook, therefore the researcher serious impact on how teachers use conducted a research about the them (McGrath,2006). Although quality of English the quality of coursebooks are seen as an English coursebook for nursing indispensable tool of the language GHSDUWPHQW VWXGHQW VWXGHQWV¶ arts instruction, they are hardly OHFWXUHUV¶ DQG H[SHUWV¶ SHUVSHFWLYH evaluated for their appropriateness to based on Mc. Donough and Shaw. PHHW WHDFKHUV¶ DQG OHDUQHUV¶ QHHGV and interests (Ajayi, 2005). METHODOLOGY This study used a procedure evaluation in collecting descriptive qualitative method and analyzing data in systematic to (evaluative study). According to determine the value or benefit of a Sukamadinata (2010) descriptive practice. The participants of this qualitative research is a design and research were 80 nursing students 103 Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature, Vol 2, No 2, 2017 who used the textbook, 3 experts nurse, program third and third (SY, ID, MGH) and 3 lecturers (EU, semester in Politeknik Kesehatan MI, YM), they are education Bengkulu in academic year background SY (S3 University of 2015/2016. Jakarta), ID (S3 University Evaluation checklist Linguistic UGM), GMH (S2 English developed for the Evaluation course education Study Program Malang). book based on Mc.Donough and And 3 lecturers (EU, MI, YM) They 6KDZ¶VFULWHULD,QJHQHUDO, checklist are education background are EU (S2 is list of questions which describes Universisty of Jakarta, MI (S2 the things which relevant with University of Padang), and YM( s2 current phenomenon being checked. University of Jakarta) then they are ( In collecting data, the who had experience in teaching researcher used an Mc.Donough and English for nursing students. 6KDZ¶VFULWHULDFKHFNOLVWZKLFKZHUH The main data source of the distributed to the students, writers, research were all the contents in lecturer, and expert. In the process of English course book entitle English collecting data, the researcher helped for Specific Purpose English for by supervisor, co supervisor and two Nursing Course Book, all of students validators. RESULT AND DISCUSSION The instruments that have namely; students, lecturers, and been used to collect the data about experts. There were 80 students, 3 this research is an evaluation lecturers, and 3 experts who gave checklist with field note. Since this their perception and evaluation research discusses about perspective, toward the quality of English the checklist was used to collect the coursebook for nursing department GDWD DERXW WKH SDUWLFLSDQWV¶ students. All of the data that has been perpectives and field note was used collected was displayed as the to know about the suggestions that finding of this research. In addition, were given by the participants. The WKH VXPPDU\ RI WKH SDUWLFLSDQWV¶ participants of this research were perspective for syllabus criterian will divided into three professions, be revealed in figure below. 60% 54% 40% 34% 20% 10% 2% 0% Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Percentage )LJXUH7KH5HVSRQGHQWV¶3HUVSHFWLYHVRQWKH6\OODEXVRIWKH&RXUVH Book 104 Rahma, Safnil, Arono, The quality of English course book« Regarding to Figure 4.1 evaluation. Overall, the lecturers and above, 54% of participants agreed all experts suggested about the text used the positive statements in syllabus in the coursebook and some of evaluation checklist. It means that pictures that can be used as an WKHVWXGHQWV¶OHFWXUHUV¶DQGH[SHUWV¶ additional of the coursebook. In perspective toward the syllabus addition, the summary of the criterian of English coursebook for SDUWLFLSDQWV¶ SHUVSHFWLYH IRU VXEMHFW nursing students was positive with and contents criterian will be 54% of participants agreed all the revealed in figure below. items mentioned in syllabus 60% 50% 50% 40% 37% 30% 20% 11% 10% 2% 0% Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Percentage )LJXUH7KH5HVSRQGHQWV¶3HUVSHFWLYHV6XEMHFWDQG&RQWHQWVRIWKH Course Book Regarding to Figure 4.2 Mostly lecturers and experts above, 50% of participants agreed all suggested to add some pictures to the positive statements in subject and make the book more interesting and contents evaluation checklist. It also to check the font size of the title PHDQVWKDW WKH VWXGHQWV¶ OHFWXUHUV¶ and sub title of the book. However, DQGH[SHUWV¶SHUVSHFWLYH WRZDUGWKH the sugestions became the evaluation subject and contents of English of the quality of this book. Then, the coursebook for nursing students was summaU\ RI WKH SDUWLFLSDQWV¶ positive with 50% of participants perspective for layout and physical agreed all the items mentioned in appearance criterian will be revealed syllabus evaluation. in figure below. 60% 57% 40% 33% 20% 9% 1% 0% Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Percentage )LJXUH7KH5HVSRQGHQWV¶3HUVSHFWLYHV/D\RXWDQG3K\VLFDO$SSHDUDQFHRIWKH Course Book 105
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