who were asked to answer the needs survey questionnaires and be interviewed. They were senior high school and college students. They were about 14-25 years old.
Before joining the English Conversation Class at Quick Concept English Course Solo, they had passed 55 meetings in the Basic and Intermediate Classes.
They had learnt basic and intermediate English materials that included simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, simple future, past future,
present perfect, modal, and English elements. Considering the materials they had learnt and that they could pass the tests conducted in the end of every level, they had
adequate mastery of English.
b. Needs Survey Results
All the respondents who were given the questionnaires answered all the questions completely. They chose items that suited their opinions. They also gave
comments in the provided places. Based on the results, most respondents 75 were interested in English,
especially in speaking skill, while a few respondents 25 were not. Almost half of the respondents 44, 44 who were interested in English said that they did like the
subject. They thought that it was enjoyable to learn. Thirty three point three three per cent 33, 33 of them felt that English was very useful and important these days.
While the rest of them, that was 22, 22 of the respondents, had motivation to be able to speak English fluently. The respondents who were not interested in English,
especially in speaking skill, felt that English was difficult 67 and that writing skill 46
and structure were more interesting to learn 33. From the interviews, the writer could gain more information that they kept following the class because they felt that
they had to. They did not hate English but they were not too enthusiastic to learn it. Therefore from their information, the writer was challenged to create as interesting
and encouraging materials as possible in order to motivate them to learn more. The respondents had some different motivations in joining the class. More
than half of them 58 wanted to gain knowledge connected with the topics given. Fifty per cent 50 of them had motivation to improve their language skills,
especially in speaking skill. Fifty per cent 50 of them had purpose to gain improvement in their masteries of language elements. Forty two per cent 42 of
them expected to improve their self-confidences in using English in real life. Finally, a quarter of them 25 expected to gain experience and amusement by joining the
class. From the results, the writer summarized that the learners needed materials that could give them opportunities to develop their English skills and elements, to gain
knowledge, experience and amusement and to improve their self-confidences to use English in real life.
There were some different wants related to the class situation. The results show that fifty eight per cent 58 of them expected a relaxing class, fifty per cent
50 of them liked a convenient class, and a few of them 17 preferred a serious class. The rest of them 17 gave other answers. They expected a challenging and
active class. From the respondents’ answers, the writer was challenged to design 47
