English Teaching Method’s Subject in English Department at University of Sumatera Utara: A Needs Analysis

ENGLISH TEACHING METHOD’S SUBJECT IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
AT UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA: A NEEDS ANALYSIS

A THESIS
BY
SRI KARINA ZWIALMI HUTABARAT
REG. NO. 130705070

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017

Universitas Sumatera Utara

ENGLISH TEACHING METHOD’S SUBJECT IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
AT UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA: A NEEDS ANALYSIS

A THESIS
BY
SRI KARINA ZWIALMI HUTABARAT

REG. NO. 130705070

SUPERVISOR

CO-SUPERVISOR

Drs. H. Chairul Husni, M.Ed., TESOL

Drs. Yulianus Harefa, M.Ed., TESOL

NIP. 195708031984041004

NIP. 196107031986011001

Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from
Department of English

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2017

Universitas Sumatera Utara

Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University
of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The Sarjana Sastra Examination.

Head,

Secretary,

Dr. Hj. Deliana, M.Hum.

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D

NIP. 195711171983032002

NIP. 197502092008121002


Universitas Sumatera Utara

Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for
the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of
Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara on 17th July 2017

Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara

Dr. Budi Agustono, MS
NIP. 19600805 198703 1 001

Board of Examiners

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D.

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Dr. Roswita Silalahi, Dip. TESOL, M. Hum.

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Drs. H. Chairul Husni, M.Ed., TESOL

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I, SRI KARINA ZWIALMI HUTABARAT, DECLARE THAT I AM THE
SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS
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Date : July 17th, 2017

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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

NAME

: SRI KARINA ZWIALMI HUTABARAT

TITLE OF THESIS

: ENGLISH

TEACHING


METHOD’S

SUBJECT IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA: A
NEEDS ANALYSIS
QUALIFICATION

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S-1/SARJANA SASTRA

DEPARTMENT

: ENGLISH

I AM WILLING THAT MY THESIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First of all I would like to express my deep and sincere gratitude to the only
Savior of mine, Jesus Christ, for He always blesses me abundantly. Even, blessings
in disguise an unpredictable strength for me during the time of doing and finishing
this thesis of mine. Naturally, I can do nothing without Him.

My very special gratitude is for my beloved parents, my father Zulkifli
Hutabarat, the greatest man who always cares for me and give extract support in
writing this thesis and my mother Alemina Sembiring, the best woman I ever had
who always pray for me, always listens to my sad yet happy story in writing and
finishing this thesis. Thank you for always support me, and taught for me to always
patient, always remind me that God never have a plan to hurt His child, and any
other great advice to built me to be a good hearted woman. Moreover, I do thank you
to my beloved three sisters, who always give me support to do the best in my college
life. I always have a lot of love for you guys.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Drs. H. Chairul Husni, M.Ed.,
TESOL as my supervisor for his knowledge, patience, and support for me to write
and finish this thesis. Also, I would like to thank Drs. Yulianus Harefa, M.Ed.
TESOL as my co-supervisor for his kindness, knowledge to help me in writing this
thesis.
My gratitude also goes to the Head and the Secretary of English Department,
Dr. Deliana, M.Hum. and Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph.D., and all of the
lecturers and the staffs of English Department for the facilities and opportunities
given to me during my study in this faculty.
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My special thanks goes to Rendy Romero Panjaitan as my everyday partner
for being another best person who send me support, love, and share so many
happiness. I hope we can always make our parents proud and we can build our dream
together in the future.
I want to thank to my “GMC” as my adorable yet crazy also dirty college
friends at the same time, DJ Anandya Kesuma, Clara Beyonce, Natasha Cabeyo,
Fahrianagrande, Onyak Jenner, Fitrah Swift for always listening to my complaints,
for always cheering up my day, also at the same time bullying me for some stupid
things I do, and for always helping me and staying with me during my academic
year. I am a very blessed person to have you as my college friends. Moreover, I want
to thank to all my friends in English Literature 2013 B. Thank you for a memorable 4
years spent with you guys.
I am really grateful to have everyone supporting me in the process of writing
this thesis. Thank you so much for being my power and motivator. Finally, May this
thesis be advantageous for the readers, May the grace and love of God be with us all
forever. Amin.

Medan, July 17th 2017


Sri Karina Zwialmi Hutabarat
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ABSTRACT
This thesis entitled “English Teaching Method’s Subject in English Department at
University of Sumatera Utara: A Needs Analysis” is an applied linguistics study
viewed from Needs Analysis. In this thesis the object that writer analyzed is the
Needs Analysis of one subject in English Department at USU named English
Teaching Method’s subject using the questionnaire as the instruments of collecting
data which are distributed on May, 18th 2017 until May, 24th 2017. The theory
supporting this thesis is Learning Centered Approach proposed by Hutchinson &
Waters. The analysis is focused on the components of Needs Analysis which are
necessities component, wants component, and lacks component. To objective of this
study are (1) to find out the necessities component of English Teaching Method’s
subject in English Department at USU, (2) to find out the wants component of
English Teaching Method’s subject in English Department at USU, and (3) to find
out the lacks component of English Teaching Method’s subject in English

Department at USU. This thesis structured as the field research using quantitative
and qualitative method as in implementation includes data, analysis and
interpretation of the meaning and data obtained. The results of the analysis is found
that for the necessities component there are 66,1% of the respondents who stated that
English Teaching Method’s subject is still needed to be taught in English Department
at USU and the rest 33,9% of the respondents have contrast opinions which shows
that English Teaching Method’s subject is as the unneeded subject in English
Department at USU. For the wants component there are four wants of this subject,
34,2% for a guide book properly and good facilities (projector, monitor), 22,0% for a
practice in doing a project of teaching method in real situation not only theory,
17,5% for a smart and reliable lecturer who master English Teaching Method’s
subject and have good knowledge in English Language, and 15,0% for learning
about the teaching multimedia, syllabus design, curriculum development, how to
manage teaching & learning, and method in teaching. And for the lacks component
there are three lacks of this subject, 40,3% for a practice in doing a project of
teaching method in real situation not only theory, 19,2% for lectures do not master
the material, and 17,0% for the syllabus of the subject.

Keywords: Needs Analysis, Foreign Language Teaching, English Teaching
Method, Subject

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ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul “English Teaching Method’s Subject in English Department at
University of Sumatera Utara: A Needs Analysis” merupakan sebuah kajian ilmu
linguistic terapan dari sudut pandang Analisis Kebutuhan. Dalam skripsi ini objek
yang dianalisis adalah Analisis Kebutuhan terhadap satu mata kuliah di jurusan
Sastra Inggris di USU yaitu Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris dengan
menggunakan kuesioner sebagai instrumen pengumpulan data yang didistribusikan
pada tanggal 18 Mei 2017 sampai dengan tanggal 24 Mei 2017. Teori pendukung
pada skripsi ini adalah Learning Centered Approach yang dikemukakan oleh
Hutchinson & Waters. Analisis difokuskan pada komponen analisis kebutuhan, yaitu
komponen kebutuhan, komponen keinginan, dan komponen kekurangan. Tujuan dari
penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui komponen kebutuhan pada mata kuliah
Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris di Jurusan Satra Inggris di USU, (2) untuk
mengetahui komponen keinginan pada mata kuliah Metode Pengajaran Bahasa
Inggris di Jurusan Sastra Inggris di USU, dan (3) untuk mengetahui komponen
kekurangan pada mata kuliah Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris di Jurusan Sastra
Inggris di USU. Skripsi ini disusun sebagai penelitian lapangan dengan
menggunakan metode kuantitatif dan kualitatif seperti dalam implementasi meliputi
data, analisis dan interpretasi makna serta data yang diperoleh. Hasil dari penelitian
ini ditemukan bahwa untuk komponen kebutuhan terdapat 66,1% responden yang
menyatakan bahwa mata kuliah Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris masih perlu
untuk diajarkan di Jurusan Sastra Inggris di USU dan sisanya 33,9% dari responden
memiliki perbedaan pendapat yang menunjukkan bahwa mata kuliah Metode
Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris tidak dibutuhkan di Jurusan Sastra Inggris di USU. Untuk
komponen keinginan ada empat keinginan terhadap mata kuliah ini, 34,2% keinginan
untuk buku panduan dan fasilitas yang memadai (proyektor, monitor), 22,0%
keinginan untuk kegiatan praktek dalam mempelajari mata kuliah Metode Pengajaran
Bahasa Inggris, 17,5% keinginan untuk memiliki dosen cerdas dan handal yang
menguasai mata kuliah Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris, dan 15,0% keinginan
untuk mempelajari tentang pengajaran multimedia, desain silabus, pengembangan
kurikulum, bagaimana mengelola pengajaran dan pembelajaran, dan metode dalam
mengajar. Dan untuk komponen kekurangan ada tiga kekurangan pada mata kuliah
ini, 40,3% untuk kekurangan pada kegiatan praktek dalam mempelajari mata kuliah
Metode Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris, 19,2% untuk kekurangan pada dosen yang tidak
menguasai materi, dan 17,0 % untuk kekurangan pada silabus mata kuliah Metode
Pengajaran Bahasa Inggris.
Keywords: Analisis Kebutuhan, Pengajaran Bahasa Asing, Metode Pengajaran
Bahasa Inggris, Mata Kuliah

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TABLE OF CONTENT
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ................................................................. v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ............................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ........................................................................ vii
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................ ix
ABSTRAK................................................................................................. x
TABLE OF CONTENT .......................................................................... xi
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................ xiv
LIST OF DIAGRAM ............................................................................. xv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................... 1
1.2 Problem of the Study ........................................................... 7
1.3 Objective of the Study ......................................................... 7
1.4 Scope of the Study .............................................................. 8
1.5 Significance of the Study ..................................................... 9
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Applied Linguistics ............................................................ 10
2.2 Needs Analysis .................................................................. 12
2.2.1 Definition of Needs Analysis ........................................... 12
2.2.2 Approaches to Needs Analysis ....................................... 14
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2.2.3 Methods of Collecting Data in Needs Analysis ................ 15
2.3 Learning Centered Approach.............................................. 17
2.3.1 Components in Learning Centered Approach .................. 18
2.4 Designing Questionnaire of Needs Analysis ....................... 20
2.5 Relevant Study ................................................................... 22
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design ................................................................ 25
3.2 Location and Time ............................................................ 26
3.3 Source (s) of Data ............................................................. 26
3.4 Data ................................................................................... 27
3.5 Population and Sample ....................................................... 27
3.5.1 Population ....................................................................... 27
3.5.2 Sample ............................................................................ 28
3.6 Instrument of Collecting Data ............................................ 29
3.6.1 Survey based on Questionnaire ........................................ 30
3.7 Step of Research ................................................................ 31
3.8. Data Analysis .................................................................... 32
3.8.1 Closed Ended Questions .................................................. 32

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3.8.1 Opened Ended Questions ................................................ 33
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 Analysis ............................................................................ 34
4.1.1 Necessities Component ................................................... 37
4.1.2 Wants Component ........................................................... 40
4.1.3 Lacks Component ........................................................... 41
4.2 Finding .............................................................................. 43
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion ........................................................................ 45
5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................ 46
REFERENCES ....................................................................................... 48
APPENDICES

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 The Result of Needs Analysis in Agricultural or Veterinary Studies ... 19
Table 2.2 The Needs Analysis of Learners in Hongkong towards Cantonese ...... 22
Table 3.1 Source (s) of Data............................................................................... 27
Table 3.2 Data ................................................................................................... 27
Table 3.3 Population .......................................................................................... 28
Table 3.4 Sample ............................................................................................... 29
Table 4.1 Distributed Questionnaires ................................................................. 35
Table 4.2 Respondents Characteristics .............................................................. 36
Table 4.3 The Total Answer of Closed Questionnaires as Necessities Component..
.......................................................................................................................... 37
Table 4.4 The Result of First Questionnaire as Wants Component .................... 40
Table 4.5 The Result of Second Questionnaire as Lacks Component ................. 42

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LIST OF DIAGRAMS

Diagram 2.1 The Taxonomy of Linguistics ....................................................... 11

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