DEVELOPING ESP INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF MIDWIFERY ACADEMY

Abstract

English in general taught in midwifery field has become a problems for midwifery students in developing their English in future career. In the fact, students must meet their needs in their proffessional career. ESP appears as a solution to solve the problem. Researching ESP, the developer attempts to develop instructional materials for midwifery students to troubleshoot the problem for undergraduate students in Midwifery Academy. This research study adopted research and development (R&D) principle. The instruments used in this phase were questionnaire and interview. The result of needs analysis used to develop syllabus and wrote manuscript. Expert validation was conducted to know the quality of the product. Revision and suggestion from experts became important notes in revising the instructional materials. Trying out was done to ensure that the instructional materials covered students need in midwifery field. Revision and suggestion from students were noted to revise the instructional textbook. The developer rechecked the product until the developer believed that the product was appropiate to apply in midwifery academy. Last, as a recommendation for further developer who are interested in developing instructional materials for midwifery to use various strategy and media to make the students more attracted in learning English. Other skills such as speaking and writing skills were needed to be developed in further research and development.