New insights of ESP from Indonesian Islamic University: Lessons from textbook evaluation and ethnography as method

Wahyudi, Ribut (2014) New insights of ESP from Indonesian Islamic University: Lessons from textbook evaluation and ethnography as method. English for Specific Purposes World, 44 (15). pp. 1-23. ISSN 1682-3257

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Abstract

Textbook evaluation has been under-explored in the teaching of ESP in Indonesian context. This article will examine locally compiled ESP textbooks used in an Indonesian Islamic University. For that end, the textbook evaluation checklist (Mukundan, Hajimohmmadi & Nimehchisalem, 2011) is employed. To enrich the analysis, I relate my experience of teaching ESP backed up by my two colleague’s testimonies on their experience of teaching ESP courses in the same university. Furthermore, as I also investigate the socio-cultural issues underpinning the teaching of ESP itself, ethnography as method (Lilis, 2008) is used. The results indicate that the ESP textbooks do not seem to follow the ESP material designs (reflecting more on general English) as well as not systematically integrate the Islamic values mandated by the university.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	textbook evaluation, ethnography as method, ESP-material design, and need analysis
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200499 Linguistics not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Ribut Wahyudi
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2020 14:51

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