INTEGRATING CONTENT-BASED SYLLABUS AND TASK-BASED SYLLABUS IN ESP CLASS FOR STUDENTS OF AKPER PEMKOT TEGAL

Abstract

The study aims to design an English Syllabus by integrating the elements of Content-based syllabus and Task-based syllabus for Students of DIII Nursing Program at Akper Pemkot Tegal. The subjects of this research are seventy five students of Akper Pemkot Tegal in the fourth semester, two lecturers of nursing study programme of Akper Pemkot Tegal, two English lecturers of nursing study programme of Akper Pemkot Tegal, two stakeholders of Kementrian kesehatan Kota Tegal and the Headmaster of Akper Pemkot Tegal. It used curriculum development in language teaching by Richards. Needs analysis is used to collect information about learners’ needs in learning English for nursing. This is a Research and Development (R&D) and employed a mixed method, combining qualitative and quantitaive methods. The product of the study was a new integrated syllabus that meets the goals of the English teaching at DIII Nursing Program based on English for Occupational Purpose, English for Medical Purpose, and English for Academic Purpose. It is suggested for the lecturers to integrate the subject they learn about nursing with the target language.