INTEGRATING CASE BASED LEARNING IN ESP COURSE: A CASE STUDY AT STKIP PGRI PONOROGO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2014-2015

Abstract

As one of the compulsory courses offered for the pre-service teacher, ESP
course must aimed to prepare the students for professional tasks in future ESP class.
The study is focused on the implementation of the teaching of ESP which integrates
case based learning in STKIP PGRI Ponorogo. The study covers the lesson plan, the
instructional materials and media, the instructional activities, and the assessesment.
Case base learning is a kind of learning activity in which the students are asked to
investigate, communicate and establish possible practices for the case. This study
employed a descriptive qualitative design to identify and describe the overall
phenomena of the integration of the teaching of ESP with case –based learning in
STKIP PGRI Ponorogo. The data were gained from interview, observation, and
documents. The data then analyzed using triangulation method. Case base learning is
an augment activity for traditional lecturing activity. Learning through cases also
promotes higher order thinking and help the students dealing with different context of
ESP teaching. It also encourages them to critically design or develop an ESP course
that meets the need analysis.