Students^ Expectation toward the Needs of English Textbook for Flight Attendants Noorlaksmita Yonas Ramadhanty, Imam Ghazali, Banun Havifah Cahyo Khosiyono
Graduate School of English Education, Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University noorlaksmita.ramadhanty[at]gmail.com
imamghozali[at]ustjogja.ac.id
banuna.havifah90[at]gmail.com
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the needs of English textbook for flight attendant candidates undergone training in the flight attendant school. It is intended to examine the students^ expectations toward how the textbook would help them in mastering English. A pre-course questionnaire containing open-ended questions was distributed to ten flight attendant students. The questions included technical aspects such as the size or type of the font and its layout- content including the degree of the language used and the number of pictures as an illustration- practice section including exercises and examples for conversation- and activity section including gamification, projects, and presentations. The results showed that the students tend to look for textbooks containing a wide variety of authentic expressions in running the service for the passengers. Students also opt for ones with fewer grammar theories and a sufficient amount of speaking practice activities which will be beneficial in the long run. Eventually, students gave inputs on the draft of the first chapter.
Keywords: English textbook, mastering English, grammar
