A NEEDS ANALYSIS STUDY OF ENGLISH MATERIALS FOR INDONESIAN DOMESTIC WORKERS

International migration is basically a phenomenon which represents family or individual efforts to maintain their existence, and desire to improve their quality of life (Nagayama, 1995). Today, this phenomenon is becoming increasingly important in Indonesia (Hugo, 1995; Spaan, 1994; Adi, 1995). International migration flows in Indonesia will continue to increase in the future due to the limited job opportunity, the increasing average level of education in Indonesia, proliferation of mass media, easy and cheap access to overseas countries, and developments in national and global transport systems.This study deals with English for Specific Purposes (ESP) which is designed to improve the quality Indonesian Domestic Workers particularly Female Workers who work overseas, especially Malaysia. ESP approach, not a product, which means that we do not teach special form of a language but it can be cal of a particular context of use. It is meant that the learners would likely to meet in the target situation (Hutchinson and Waters, 1986). ESP is not just a matter of science works and grammar for scientists, etc. But it is linked with performance and competence. It means that what people actually do with language and the range of knowledge and ability, which enable them to do it.ESP is not different from any other language teaching; that is, based on the principle of effective and efficient learning. ESP course are providing the learners with competence of using English for specific fields of knowledge at the advantage level. It also concerns the design curriculum, using approaches, methods and techniques in advanced ESP and develops material for the syllabus: type of authentic scientific writing, grammatical features, vocabulary building and principles in the teaching and learning of ESP.This study identifies the language skills required by the Indonesian workers to be able to work teaching materials to fulfill the workers needs. The information gathering on the needs to the Indonesian workers is limited to the female workers who would like to work overseas in this case Malaysia, do ks such as cleaning and polish lug floors, washing, ironing, buying food and other domestic necessities, preparing food and serving meals. This study is expected to give some relevant contributions to the educationists who are willing to design materials of their own; the Indonesian community to be exist elsewhere-Malaysia; the Indonesian domestic workers to improve their quality so that they can move more freely in the international society.