Identifying the Language Requirements of English for Tourism at Toraja Christian University of Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the language requirements associated with English for Tourism. The respondent of the current research were Students in the sixth semester of the English Department at UKI Toraja who have recently completed the English for Tourism course. The researcher employed accidental sampling. Data were collected through interviews. The results of this research show that the language requirements needed in learning English for Tourism pertain to: Tourism knowledge, Accommodation, Culinary Tour [ pa’piong (meat cooked in bamboo), Torajan Culture [tradition, music, and art]  tradition: rambutuka’ (wedding party) and rambu solo’ (funeral ceremony)., art: Ma’badong ( Traditional dance), pompang ( Traditional music). This suggests that the topic for the English for Tourism course should be developed through Torajan culture.