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- Title
ENGLISH-FOR-TOURISM TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE ENGLISH CAPABILITY OF TOURISM WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, CULTURE, YOUTH, AND SPORTS OF BLITAR REGENCY.
- Authors
Prassetyo, Sidarta; Ardianti, Triubaida Maya; Mauludin, Lutfi Ashar; Endriastuti, Annysa; Kharisma Putri, Celya Intan
- Abstract
English plays a vital role in the tourism field since it supports tourism workers and business owners to provide excellent services. Numerous tourism destinations in Indonesia including the ones in Blitar Regency have become the center of attention for foreign tourists. Located in Blitar, East Java, Kampung Coklat and Karanganyar Coffee Plantation have also been continuously preparing their workers and business owners to provide efficient services for both domestic and foreign visitors. In accordance with providing excellent services to foreign tourists, tourism workers and business owners are expected to have good English mastery. Objectives: This community service aims to provide a support for the tourism workers and business owners under the supervision of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports and the Department of Tourism Promotion of Blitar Regency in terms of improving their English mastery, especially their communication skills in English. Methods: The activity was carried out in four stages, namely pre-training survey, two material sessions, group speaking practices, as well as classroom speaking practices and feedback. Due to COVID19 pandemic, the training sessions were conducted online in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports of Blitar Regency and the owners of Kampung Coklat and Karanganyar Coffee Plantation. The participants included workers and business owners of Kampung Coklat and Karanganyar Coffee Plantation. Results: This activity gave the participants an opportunity to practice serving a customer in English. Even though it was quite challenging for some of the participants, they felt encouraged to actively participate in the speaking activities and get familiar with expressions used in tourism and hospitality services. Conclusion: The supervision and training sessions in speaking English was very enlightening for the participants to improve their English mastery in tourism services. It needs a continuation to provide greater impact to the targeted participants.
- Publication
Darmabakti Cendekia: Journal of Community Service & Engagements, 2023, Vol 5, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
2657-201X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20473/dc.V5.I1.2023.46-54