Finally, the combining of those elements of the two syllabuses is not only on the teaching of English for Academic Purposes EAP in order to help students
“survive and succeed” in their academic enviroment, but also on covering the areas of English written for academic and professional purposed and English
written for occupational vocational purposed EOP.
1.2 Scope of the Study
Due to the limit ation of the time and writer’s knowledge, this study focuses on
designing an integrated syllabus for Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport Management of Road Transport Safety Polytechnic Tegal, especially in the 5
th
semester.
1.3 Statement of the ProblemS
By considering the background of the study and the scope of the study, I formulate three following statements of the study as follows:
1. What are the needs of the 5
th
semester students of Diploma IV of Road Transport Safety Management Study Programme in Road Transport Safety
Polytechnic Tegal? 2.
What are the differences between task-based syllabus and text-based syllabus for teaching English for Diploma IV of Road Transport Safety Management
Study Programme ?
3. How is an integrated syllabus for Diploma IV of Road Transport Safety
Management Study Programme designed based on ESP approach? 4.
How can it be improved or redesigned?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
In line with the statement of the study, the main objective of this study is how to design an English syllabus for Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport
Management. In addition, further objectives of this study are stated in the following:
1. To discover and describe the needs of the 5
th
semester students of Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport Management in learning English.
2. To discover the differences between task-based syllabus and text-based
syllabus in teaching English for Diploma IV of Road Transport Safety Management Study Programme.
3. To design an Integrated syllabus for Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport
Management based on ESP approach. 4.
To improve or redesign task-based syllabus and text-based syllbus into an integrated syllabus.
1.5 Significance of the Study
By designing an English syllabus for Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport Management of Road Transport Safety Polytechnic PKTJ Tegal, I expect that
this study will give a valuable contribution to the following parties:
1. Theoritically, the study will give some precious contributions to the field of
teaching English as a foreign language TEFL. Furthermore, it can be a beneficial reference for teachers, syllabus designers, and curriculum
developers in designing or redesigning an English syllabus for urban planning. Moreover, it is expected to be a reference for applied linguists who
may use the result of this study in conducting further related studies. 2.
Practically, since Diploma IV of Road Safety Transport Management is a new study programme and is the only major in the Southeast Asia, the result of
this study may become the first reference for English instructors or lecturers who teach English to Road Safety Transport Management students. The result
of this study, further, can be a guidance in determining the learning material which meets the goal of the teaching.
1.6 Definition of Key Terms
