Improving entrepreneurial competencies in the 21st Century: an enactment of ESP subject in the classroom. Lailatul Rifah (a*) , Mardhatilah Shanti (b)
(a) Language Center, Visual Communication Design, Faculty of Humanities, BINUS University, Jakarta-Indonesia.
*lailatul.rifah[at]binus.ac.id
(b) Entrepreneurship Department, Binus Business School Undergraduate, BINUS University, Jakarta-Indonesia
Abstract
ESP is implemented in several universities with the belief that English language provision is very important for all students in different study programs and is considered as one of the effective methods to prepare students for learning and the future career. In an increasingly challenging business world, mastery of English has become a must and can always be owned by all entrepreneurs, especially in Indonesia. In this paper, the researcher wants to see how does the application of English in the entrepreneurship department to equip the future of entrepreneurship students. 70 entrepreneurship students joined the surveys and 5 students joined in-depth interviews as methodology to find the answers about the purpose of the study. Based on the results obtained from the survey and in-depth interviews, students totally agree that ESP teaching should be given to students both in the context of supporting teaching and learning or to prepare their careers.
Keywords: ESP , entrepreneurship students, university level