TYPE OF ENGLISH NEEDED BY TOURISM STUDENTS IN TOUR GUIDING SUBJECT

Abstract

Tourism related to international activities that needs English as a tool of communication. One of subjects which is learned by tourism students is tour guiding subject. In the subject, the students are taught how to guide tourists using proper English. This research was conducted to find out the type of English needed by tourism students in tour guiding subject. The writer uses descriptive method to conduct the research. The research was conducted to the tourism students class XII SMKN 1 Bogor. In this case, she uses purposive sampling to decide the participants. The data for the research were collected by interviewing a teacher of tour guiding subject and a tour guide. Besides, she also observes tour guiding subject class and carries out documentation from books which are used by the students. According to the research finding, she finds that tourism students need communicative English, in addition they need to learn tourism terms and expression related to tour guiding, and also describe tourism objects using proper English. Besides, they also need to learn all skills. However, speaking skill is more emphasized as well as listening comprehension to understand what the tourists say. Reading skill is needed to enrich vocabulary. In conclusion, tourism students need to have good speaking skill which includes correct grammar and pronunciation and also master the tourism object.

Keywords: English for Tourism Students, Tour Guiding