SKDI-Based Needs Analysis for Designing English for Students of Medicine in Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. This longitudinal study aims to seek for solutions concerning the teaching and learning English at the Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram (UNRAM). The first year of the study is emphasized on the outcomes of needs analysis, which encompasses the Present Situation Analysis (PSA), the Target Situation Analysis (TSA), and the Learning Situation Analysis (LSA). Various data were collected form the documents of Standar Kompetensi Dokter Indonesia (SKDI) a.k.a. Competency Standards of Medical Doctors in Indonesia, the Graduates Profile of Faculty of Medicine UNRAM and the documents of student English proficiency levels within the last 5 years. Other sources of data were taken from a number of focused group discussions and in-depth interviews with students, alumni, subject specialists, management of Block, and various techniques. The data were then analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. Findings of the study show that the level of English of students at Medical Faculty was still far from being adequate to meet the SKDI. As such, three learning goals were generated from this study, i.e. the short-tem, mid-term, and long-term goals. The study suggests that to bridge the gap, the Faculty of Medicine needs to develop a number of language programs to prepare these students to achieve competencies that meet the standard of Graduate Profile and SKDI.

The practices of English in Indonesian secondary education: A sequential explanatory study

“…From these data, it can be said that VHS students already know about what they want after graduating from a marketing major. These results are consistent with previous studies by many academics (Alqunayeer & Zamir, 2016;Anwar, 2019;Boroujeni et al, 2013;Guiyu & Yang, 2016;Hossain, 2013;Liu et al, 2011;Nimasari, 2018;Poedjiastutie & Oliver, 2017;Sujana et al, 2020) admitted that getting a job has been considered as their primary learning goals. This is following Indonesian government regulation no 29 of 1990 in article 3 (2), which says that Vocational education should give priority to the students to be ready to enter the workplace (Mahbub, 2018).…”

“…It is sensible to say that speaking is the most important skill. This finding echoes the conclusions of many studies (Anwar, 2019;Fadel & Rajab, 2017;Guiyu & Yang, 2016;Hossain, 2013;Liu et al, 2011;Nimasari, 2018;Poedjiastutie & Oliver, 2017;Prachanant, 2012;Saragih, 2014;Sujana et al, 2020) confessed that speaking has been measured as their crucial skill needed for their job, particularly in the 21st-century labor markets (Sebastianus et al, 2019). On the other hand, interview transcription data indicated that participants were lacking confidence in speaking.…”

Improving Students’ English Proficiency at Faculty of Medicine: Recommendations

“…The exemption program suggested here is a program that gives a reward to students who have achieved the certain levels of English, shown with a certificate related to students' English proficiency performance in one of international standardized tests (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). This recommendation is given based on the fact that some students have good levels of English [4]. This program will be beneficial for both students and the institution.…”

“…From the longitudinal study conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Mataram Lombok from 2018-2020), it was found that the students' high demand of English at this Faculty does not match with the efforts made to the improvement of English proficiency institutionally. English has strong positions to the success of their study due to the high intensity of using it for academic reading and the fulfillment of a graduation requirement [4]. This paper focuses on the recommendations for English proficiency improvement for students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia by considering the gap between the target needs (TSA) and the present situation analysis (PSA).…”

The Potentials and Limitations of Applying Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Approach to English Teaching for Medical Students

“…This limitation also applies to graduates of Medicine from the Mataram University. Sujana et al, (2020) developed a renewed English Curriculum under the auspices of the Indonesian National Research Grant to provide students the opportunities to improve their English learning proficiency in response to various local, national, and global challenges. Thus, faculty graduates would learn English as a means of communication to meet the demand of global job markets.…”