Action-Oriented Digital Textbook for French for Special Purpose (FSP) Instruction of Tourism College Students in Indonesia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1602.07Keywords:
French for special purpose, digital textbook, action-oriented, School of Tourism, hospitality and tourismAbstract
The purpose of this study is to describe 1) the linguistic and communicative needs required by students in the context of tourism and hospitality, 2) the integration of Action-oriented approach principles into digital textbook design for practical and contextual learning, and 3) characteristics of digital learning media to improve speaking skills. This study is qualitative and uses a questionnaire research instrument on students. The results show that most students responded positively to the textbook material offered by the researcher. Students’ communicative needs include various general tasks in the hospitality and tourism sector. The design of digital textbooks integrates real tasks and professional contexts into the components of the material, exercises, and evaluation of textbooks according to the needs of beginner students. The interactive learning media in the vocational field provides various digital audio and video features, which can encourage student independence in practicing speaking skills.
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