Students' Perception of English Learning toward Their Current Professions

Authors

  • Bambang Irawan Universitas Pamulang
  • Bobi Arisandi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33592/foremost.v4i1.3229

Abstract

Abstract

Globalization era demands employees who have a proficient English skill so that international business activity can run well. University as a place which provides a skillful employee is forced to create a practical English learning. However, it is not an easy task to bridge the demand and reality of teaching and learning in the classroom. Based on pre-observation, it was revealed that some of students were not able to implement the knowledge that they have learnt into their current work. Related to the issue, researchers conducted research to find out students' perception on what they learn related to English study and how it affects their current job or profession. The participant of this research were the seventh semester students of English Literature of Pamulang University. They were chosen as participants using purposive sampling. This research itself was conducted at English Letters Department of Pamulang University from December 2020 to January 2021. In conducting this research, qualitative research was chosen as research design. There was one type of data collecting techniques which is questionnaire. The data were analyzed simultaneously using Creswell's (2007) theory called data analysis spiral in order to get a strong and comprehensive conclusion toward the issue.

Key words: Current Profession, English Learning, Students' Perception

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Published

2024-09-08

How to Cite

Irawan, B., & Arisandi, B. (2024). Students’ Perception of English Learning toward Their Current Professions. Foremost Journal, 4(1), 28–39. https://doi.org/10.33592/foremost.v4i1.3229