KEBUTUHAN KOMPETENSI ACADEMIC WRITING MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN BISNIS INTERNASIONAL

Abstract

THE NEED OF ACADEMIC WRITING COMPETENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS  MANAGEMENT STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS

The purpose of this article is to examine the English academic writing competence of International Business Management (MBI) students of Politeknik Negeri Semarang in order to recommend an English academic course for the International Business Management Study Program of Poiteknik Negeri Semarang.

The samples taken in this research were 30 students of  International Business Management Study Program of  Politeknik Negeri Semarang, randomly selected from 57 students of MBI A class and MBI B class. The analysis of this research used quantitative descriptive in the form of  text critics by assessing the student academic essays of four paragraphs around 200 words as conducted by both IELTS and IBT tests. The results of the essays were examined using scoring scales represented in tables to find out  the competence of their academic essay writings.

It was found that the academic writing competence of  most students both in MBI A and MBI B  was not in accordance with the criteria of organizing  an academic essay. However,  the language aspects such as grammar, spelling and punctuation shows an average of 7 - 8 score or above which means that they have competence in making sentences.

Based on the result, the researchers recommend the need of enhancing the students’ competence in the aspects of organizing their essays so that in the future, they can improve their English thesis writing and paper writing. They can solve the language barrier if they want to continue their further study abroad.