TEACHERS’ ATITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF TEACHING MATERIALS (TEXTBOOKS VS AUTHENTIC MATERIALS) IN ESP COURSE AT UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
| Main Author: | Wahyuningtyas, Rika |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.umm.ac.id/57486/1/NASKAH.pdf http://eprints.umm.ac.id/57486/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The suitability in choosing and applying teaching materials with the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course has a positive impact on teaching and learning. There are various kinds of teaching material that can be used by English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers such as textbooks and authentic materials. Both of them are used for giving the knowledge to the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students in order to fulfilling their needs. The selection of appropriate teaching materials for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course is influenced by how the teacher attitudes towards the teaching materials. Teachers‟ attitudes are someone‟s disposition that impels the individual‟s reaction to like or dislike an object, situation or proposition. In this context, the object is the authentic materials and the textbooks that are used by English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers. Therefore, knowing the teachers attitudes towards teaching materials (authentic materials VS textbooks) is very important because it will be influenced teachers preference in using appropriate teaching materials for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course and it will give impact to knowledge development of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students. This research used mixed-method approach with explanatory sequential model as the design. There were two phases to collect the data in this research. For first phase, the researcher used survey as the instrument. Second phase, the researcher used interview. There were 40 ESP teachers as the subject in this research. The first finding showed that the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers have positive attitudes toward authentic materials and textbooks. However, authentic materials have a higher score compared the textbooks. Then, another result showed that the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers prefer to use authentic materials rather that textbooks.