Upaya Peningkatan Berbahasa Inggris Para Pedagang di Pesisir Pantai Pulau Putri Karawang

Abstract

English plays an important role in every aspect of human life, one of which is the aspect of
tourism which is oriented towards foreign tourists. For this reason, an effort to improve foreign
language skills is needed. This service program focuses on increasing motivation in speaking English
and the confidence of merchant on the coast of Pulau Putri when communicating with foreign tourists.
This activity consists of learning about (1) basic English conversation. (2) Directions to confused
tourists. (3) Bargaining communication. At the end of the session, merchant were asked to demonstrate
the skills they had acquired after teaching. After this activity took place, it can be seen that 80% of the
merchant who sell on the coast of Pulau Putri understand the importance of English for them and
increase their motivation to learn more so that local tourism is more advanced. This is because tourist
areas have the potential for foreign tourist destination. This success factor occurs through careful
program planning, the accuracy of materials and learning methods that are fun, participatory and the
availability of learning support tools.