PROJECT BASED LEARNING: STUDY ON VOCATIONAL ENGLISH TO TEACH ENGLISH FOR NON ACADEMICS

The demands of AFTA barely ask every Indonesian to be individually competitive not only in trading area but also equipping communication skill. Yet, some non academics, which define as those who do not experience in formal education and lack of English knowledge, are marginalized from government attention by means to give them chance to have English training. This study explores the innovation of vocational English approach to train non academics with English skills throughout project based learning. The examples of non academics are becak driver, florist, housewife, parking man, housewife, bus ticket seller and others who are ignorant. This study applies series of steps, they are a) designing and tracing need analysis for the target learner, b) designing course rationale, c) describing entry and exit level of target learner, d) designing and selecting course content, e) designing one syllabus model, f) designing blue print materials, g) designing lesson plan for teaching, and h) go teaching week . The results of the study show that there is an improvement of target learners to use English as their wish especially in condition where they need to talk with foreign people.