AN ANALYSIS ON ESP STUDENTS’ ONLINE LEARNING NEEDS: BASIS FOR DEVELOPING A TAILORED ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM

Fitria Rahmawati; Dewanti Ratna Pertiwi; Sittie  Noffaisah B. Pasandalan

doi:10.25134/ieflj.v11i2.11771

Fitria Rahmawati Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Dewanti Ratna Pertiwi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Aerospace Technology Institut Teknologi Dirgantara Adisutjipto, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sittie Noffaisah B. Pasandalan Department of English, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, Philippines

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v11i2.11771

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the needs of Adisutjipto-Aerospace Institute of Technology (ITDA) Yogyakarta students on online learning as the basis for the creation of an online learning platform. The research focused on and investigated 1) how students perceive the implementation of synchronous and asynchronous online learning in terms of content and structure; and 2) the students' learning needs regarding learning mode and activity, teacher aspect, and technical aspect of the online learning implementation. A survey design and a questionnaire were employed for a total of 146 students from one Mechanical Engineering class and three Aerospace Engineering classes who were all enrolled in an English course. The number of samples taken from the entire population was 119, with a confidence level of 5% and randomly selected. It was found that the three most important aspects in online learning are that of teachers with a mean value of 3.266 (very high), followed by learning content and structure (mean value of 3.153) and technical (mean value of 3.127) which are high. The research revealed in an online learning platform, teachers have a crucial role in the learning process of the students and in having a holistic online learning implementation. The results became the basis for further developing the content and structure of ITDA’s online learning platform, ELENA.

Author Biography

Fitria Rahmawati, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Fitria Rahmawati earned her master’s degree in English Language Studies from Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in early 2014. She has been teaching at the English Language Education Department in Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta since 2013. Her current research interests are in Educational Technology, Blended Learning Implementation, Material Development, and Teaching English for Listening and Speaking Skills.