The Rationale for English Language School Management as a Post-Pandemic Entrepreneurship Course at Universitas Negeri Makassar Chairil Anwar Korompot, Syukur Saud, Samtidar, Nur Aeni
Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar
Abstract
This paper is based on a literature review aimed at providing the rationale for the introduction of a new course named ^English Language School Management^ in the newly revised curriculum of the English Language Education Study Program (ELESP) in the Faculty of Languages and Literature at Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia. The curricular revision was mandated by the introduction of the Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka program at the university in its partial implementation (pilot project) in 2020 and then in its full, university-wide implementation in 2021. In contrast to the serious lack of attention from the English language education academic circles towards Indonesian private English language schools-despite their popularity and contribution, the new course was initiated based on the conviction that ELESP students need to know how private English language schools work and are run because they are: (1) one of the forms of education recognized by the state (i.e. non-formal education in the national education system)- (2) one of the underutilized partners in English language teacher education and training (e.g for teaching, research, and community outreach)- (3) where ELESP graduates could be employed as teachers or managers- and (4) a form of entrepreneurship that ELESP graduates could start on their own thereby creating employment opportunities and, in the current post-Covid-19 pandemic era, helping reduce the impacts of the pandemic on the society at large.
Keywords: English, language school, management, course
Topic: The Acceleration of Link and Match Between Industry and Higher Education
