Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Materi Bahasa Inggris Bisnis Pada Jurusan Manajemen Di Universitas Alkhairaat Palu

ABSTRACT

The aim of this research was to analyze the students’ perception on Business English materials taught in Management Department at Universitas Alkhairaat Palu. This research applied a qualitative research design through document analysis, questionnaire and interview. The subjects of this research were 54 students of Management Department who have taken Business English subject in their previous semester, and one lecturer of the Business English. The questionnaire was given to the students and the interview was given to both students and the lecturer of Business English. Based on the data analysis, it was found that the students’ perception on teaching materials of Business English is positive. They think affirmatively that the materials taught have selected properly in terms of material attraction, usefulness, authenticity, variety, level of difficulty, language skill proportion and the discussed topics. In other words, the materials are appropriate for satisfying Management department students’ need to prepare their future. The implication is the materials should be revised by adding more speaking activity, reading texts of Business English and providing more vocabulary tasks in the real context.

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Key Words: Students’ perception, Teaching Material, Business English.