REDESIGNING THE ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR ACCOUNTING STUDY PROGRAM TO BECOME A COMPETENCY-BASED ESP SYLLABUS AT ECONOMICS FACULTY STIKUBANK UNIVERSITY (UNISBANK) SEMARANG

Abstract

This study aims to redesign the current ESP syllabus of Accounting Study program, Economic Faculty, UNISBANK Semarang towards a competency-based ESP syllabus in anticipation of the university’s vision to be a world class entrepreneurial university. Four informants (Head of Accounting Study Program, ESP lecturer, accounting lecturer, and accountant) were interviewed to collect the data for the SWOT analysis of the accounting study program with respect to ESP. In addition, 37 accounting students were surveyed using a questionnaire to get the data on which to identify the competency standard required in the four languages skills of English within economic discourse. The results of the SWOT analysis indicated that it is high time that the ESP syllabus had to be redesigned to become a competency-based syllabus in line with the entrepreneurial spirits of world class university in which the student are projected to have good command of English within their prospective -professions. Meanwhile, the survey of students’ competency-mapping indicated that they need to be equipped with English competencies to support their world-wide professions as accountants. Language functions and language features to support the syllabus redesigning were also identified in consideration for ESP syllabus redesigning and implementing. Comprehensive points that should be included in the redesigned syllabus including one package program of ESP from Oxford University Series were also recommended.