LANGUAGE USE OF SECRETARYSHIP: ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES “PREPARING STUDENTS TO FACE THE REAL WORLD"
Main Author: | Rokhayani, Atik |
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Format: | Article PeerReviewed Image application/pdf |
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Universitas negeri Yogyakarta
, 2013
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Daftar Isi:
- In some English classes, teachers have a difficult job to explore their English knowledge to produce an interactive class. Teachers are not the centre learning in the class but they are the facilitators because the students are the centre in the teaching and learning process. Teaching English should be creative and based on students’ interests. The ideal class needs a professional teachers and appropriate techniques. So, teachers have to create a good atmosphere and use appropriate material for the students. Nowadays teaching and learning English is not only theory but also the application and also soft skills. The mastery of English skills cannot be separated with the language components. So, they are integrated. As an international language, English is needed to communicate. Many factories international or domestic require their workers fluent in English either written or oral. English for Specific Purpose deals with these conditions. It explores the use of English for specific purposes, for example: business, ,marketing, international meeting etc. In this paper, the writers focus on the language use of secretaryship. There are three topics will be discussed. They are telephone operation, meeting, and business travel arrangement. Those topics have closely related with the secretary’s job. Many students have little knowledge about the topics. So, they don’t have understanding to face the real world job.