English Needs Analysis of Energy and Mineral Polytechnic Students

Abstract

Needs analysis was conducted in Polytechnic of Energy and Mineral with the aim of identifying the students’ English needs. This was conducted by analysing the present English learning and teaching material and the needs of the material the students expect in order to perform effectively in the target situation. In conducting the analysis, a mixed method design was used in which it integrates the quantitative method and qualitative method. The questionnaires were used as the instruments for collecting the data from the alumni who had already worked in the petroleum industry and from the students who were still studying at Polytechnic of Energy and Mineral. The qualitative data from the alumni showed that English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills were really needed in the petroleum industry. Then, the quantitative data and the qualitative data from the students showed that the present English learning and teaching material had already guided them in obtaining the English skills required in the petroleum industry. However, the qualitative data also showed that the listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities in the material still needed to be improved in terms of the quantity, variety, and levels of difficulty. These findings were going to be followed up by the development of the English learning and teaching material as the improvement of the present material.