Supplementary Learning Materials for Nursing: Students’ Speaking Need Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of research is to discover the supplementary learning materials for speaking skills of nursing students. This qualitative research involved 30 nursing students, 2 lecturers and 5 alumni at Qamarul Huda Badaruddin University. The research information was obtained through an interview approach and questionnaire. The results are that; (1) general needs include the purpose of the training, level of difficulty, dreams, happiness, training changes, type of guidance, obligations, tools, preferred positions, lecturer positions, and types of evaluations required; (2) 12 tenses are required; (3) 45 language functions are required; and 4) 50 nursing vocabulary are required. Those results can be beneficial alternative for nursing class. Development of the study results into learning materials are highly suggested to conduct.