Wahyu Satya Gumelar, S.Pd., M.

MPd
English for Professional Context
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background/Latar Belakang
Why is English important?
The answer may vary:
It is a need for both private and government employees
Even everybody says that English is very important
Leaders should properly speak, write, and comprehend
English
You will improve your self-confidence
You will build wide communication with international
community
You will get more friends
You will get more money
So,
Dont be lazy to speak up. Be talkative with true English.

1.2 Deskripsi
Singkat
Mata ajar Bhs Inggris ini membahas identifikasi permasalahan
yang muncul ketika mempelajari bahasa Inggris terutama
mengenai ucapan dan tekanan kata-kata bahasa Inggris dan
bagaimana cara mengatasinya. Peserta juga mempraktekkan
dialog bahasa Inggris yang sudah dipersiapkan.
1.3 Kompetensi Dasar
Peserta diklat diharapkan mampu mengidentifikasi masalah
yang muncul dan mampu mengatasinya sehingga termotivasi
untuk belajar bahasa Inggris lanjut.
1.4 Indikator Keberhasilan
Peserta diklat diharapkan dapat mempraktekkan kata-kata dan
kalimat bahasa Inggris terutama yang ejaan dan ucapannya
berbeda (non phonetic) secara baik dan benar.

1.5 Pokok Bahasan

Pokok bahasan dalam bahan ajar ini adalah sebagai
berikut:
1. Bab I Introduction/Pendahuluan
2. Bab II Problem in the Language Learning
3. Bab III English Pronunciation Problem atau ucapan
bahasa Inggris dan unsur-unsur yang
mempengaruhinya
4. Bab IV Speaking Practice
5. Bab V Penutup

BAB II
PROBLEM IN THE LANGUAGE LEARNING
2.1 Identifying Problem
Here are some problems that you may encounter
when studying English. Please indicate how
important each of them for you. For each problem,
check either the yes or the no column, then write a
brief explanation of your response in the reason
column.
Problems

Learning a new sound

system
Acquiring new vocabularies
Learning grammar rule
Difficulties in spelling the
foreign words

Yes

No

Reason

Problems
Understanding native speakers
of English
Speaking in front of the class
Difficult in making yourself
understood
Learning idiomatic expressions,
slang, etc
Mixing up similar sounding
words (e.g. beer and bear; tree
and three, etc.)
Understanding your teachers
English
Writing a business letter in
English
Other problems

Yes No

Reason

2.2 Phonetic
Alphabets
A : /ei/

J : / dei/

S : /es/

B : /bi:/

K : /kei/

T : /ti:/

C :/si:/

L : /el/

U : /ju:/

D :/di:/

M : /em/

V : /vi:/

E :/i:/
F :/ef/
G :/di:/
H :/eit /
I :/ai/

N : /en/

W :/dblju:/

O : /u/

X : /eks/

P : /pi:/

Y : /wai/

Q : /kju:/

Z : /zed/

R : /a:/

2.3 Phonetic symbols for English

This is the standard set of phonemic symbols for English (RP and similar accents).

24
p

Consonants
pen, copy, happen

b
t

back, baby, job

tea, tight, button

d
k

day, ladder, odd

key, clock, school

g
t

get, giggle, ghost

church, match, nature

d
f

judge, age, soldier

fat, coffee, rough, photo

view, heavy, move

thing, author, path

this, other, smooth

soon, cease, sister

zero, music, roses, buzz

ship, sure, national

pleasure, vision

hot, whole, ahead

more, hammer, sum

nice, know, funny, sun

ring, anger, thanks, sung

light, valley, feel

right, wrong, sorry, arrange

yet, use, beauty, few

w wet, one, when, queen

12

Vowels

kit, bid, hymn, minute

dress, bed, head, many

trap, bad

lot, odd, wash

strut, mud, love, blood

goose, two, blue, group

i:

fleece, sea, machine

 start, father

thought, law, north, war

nurse, stir, learn, refer

about, common, standard

thank you, influence, situation

start, father

thought, law, north, war

nurse, stir, learn, refer

about, common, standard

thank you, influence, situation

Dipththongs
e
a

face, day, break

price, high, try

choice, boy

poor, jury, cure

goat, show, no

mouth, now

near, here, weary

e

square. fair, various

2.4 Difficult Sounds (Vowels)

i:

This is a long i that Indonesians never say it

with a little bit long duration. They may say it
with a long i but they do not recognize this
symbol

Indonesian does not recognize this symbol

except short a. English recognizes the a: like in
the word father / fa:(r) /.

This is a long . Remember, however, that these

two symbols do not have relation. Compare 3:
in bird / b3:d/ and in ago / gu /

This symbol is similar to e like in the word pen,

but when pronouncing this sound you should
make your mouth wider, just like the word bag.
Compare these two words:pen /pen/ and
bag /bg/

Do you find this symbol in Indonesian?

Forget it but try to recognize this symbol in
English
words, like in hair /he(r)/ ; pair /pe(r)/, etc.

This sound is never/seldom spoken by

Indonesians. That is why, they often mispronounce
the words open /upn/; over /uv(r)/;
go /gu/; know /nu/, etc.

The sound // is a voiced fricative sound.

The words they / ei/; father /fa:(r)/ and
mother /ma:(r)/ will help you to make the //
sound easily.

This symbol does not exist in Indonesian. This

is a voiceless fricative sound. This is voiceless
sound of t. To make it easy to understand,
compare these two words: thin / In/ and tin
/tIn/; three / rI/ and tree /trI/

This sound is similar to c in Indonesian, just like

in the word of cara /cara/. Compare to this
English word: church / t3:t/. so t is exactly
the same as c.
This is a voiced fricative sound. It is produced
the
same way as //, but that / / is voiced. To
make clear, pronounce the word vision /vin/;
television /telivin/

2.4.1 English is non phonetic

We do not always say a word the same way
that we
spell it. Some words can have the same
spelling but
different pronunciation, for example:
I like to read /ri:d/
I have read /red/ that book
My favourite colour is red /red/
He will present /prIsent/ his paper tomorrow
He will give her a present /presnt/ in her
birthday party.

2.4.2 Exercises
Compare the sound i: and I in the following words:
feel / fi:l /
heat / hi:t /

2.
3.
4.
5.

fill / fIl /
hit / hIt /

S(ame)
D(ifferent)
1. sick- seek

real- real

.
slip-sleep
.

reach-rich
.

sin-sin .

 Lets practice the dialog with

sentences you have got in your hand.
Respond sentence A with sentence
B, so that the dialogs make sense.

BAB III
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION PROBLEM
English pronunciation> word stress in English
3.1 Word Stress
Native speakers of English use word stress naturally.
Non native speakers, who speak English to native speakers
without using word stress, encounter two problems:
1. They find it difficult to understand native speakers,
especially
those speaking fast.
2.The native speakers may find it difficult to understand them.
3.2 Why is Word Stress Important in English?
English uses word stress. English speakers use word stress
to communicate rapidly and accurately, even in difficult
condition if, for example, you do not hear a word clearly,
you can still understand the word because of the position
of the stress.

3.3 English Pronunciation

Tips
Tip 1
Do not confuse pronunciation of words with their spelling! For
example, threw and through, although spelled differently, are
pronounced the same.
Tip 2
Imagine a sound in your mind before you say it. Try to visualize the
positioning of your mouth and face. Think about how you are going
to make the sound.
Tip 3
Listen to and try to imitate the instructor. Listening for specific
sounds. Pay attention to pauses, the intonation of the instructors
voice and patterns of emphasis.

Tip 4

The English language has many different dialects, and words

can be pronounced differently. It is important, however, that
you pronounce words clearly to ensure effective
communication.
Tip 5
You must practice what you are learning!
Remember:
You are teaching your mouth a new way to move.
You are building muscles that you do not use inyour
own language.
It is like going to the gym and exercising your body .
Exercise your mouth a little bit each day.

I feel dizzy!

BAB IV SPEAKING PRACTICE

Listenin
g
Speakin
g
Writing

You start listening to learn a new language

After listening new sounds, you try to imitate

what you just listened by pronouncing them

When you have been able to speak, you

are sent to school to learn writing

to school for some years

Readin you will beGoing
able to read to open your mind and ey
to see the world
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4.1 Broadcast Management

Lets learn English through Broadcast
Management or learn Broadcast
Management
through English.
Hello,
I am Leo Saifudin
I am a Broadcast Manager
Ive been working for RRI
for more than 20 years

Oh ye,
what makes you proud of
being a broadcast manager?

I am proud of it.
My job as a broadcast manager is different
from other jobs because it make us close
to the people. It makes us responsible
before the audience and the society

May a senior broadcast manager have a

variety of objectives and how about the basic
mission?
Senior broadcast managers may have
variety of objectives.
The basic mission of the managerial team
should be the same.
That is to make quality programs for
selected target audiences.

Is a manager also a leader ?

Yes, of course s/he is also a leader because
s/he has to lead subordinates/staff.
Manager should have a good leadership,
which at simplest level means leading a
team, whether large or small

What are good leaders like?

Real leaders do not need clutter.

They must have self-confidence to be
clear, precise, to be sure every person
understands.
(Jack Welc)

What are the qualities required for good leaders?

Many ! They are among others:

Self-confidence, self-belief and self-motivation
Strong personality to lead a team
A vision of what the management job should be
Having a strategy to fulfill the mission
Interpersonal skill
Excellence in administration
Creative in thought and deed
Last but not least commitment to

4.2 The Broadcasting Environment

Could you please
mention three different
types of broadcasters
emerged from political
scenarios?

Certainly I could:

..
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In case of RRI/TVRIs status, who is the paymaster,

the government, the advertiser, or the audience?
In these circumstances, managers find it extremely difficult to
determine who the paymasters are.
This rarely leads to an encouraging working environment.
Changing the name to a public corporation is often
meaningless.
While the development of Public Service Broadcasting is
problematic, there are signs of the growth of Public Service
Programs on a variety of channels.
The broadcasting environment is improving in the developing
world slowly and painfully, offering very different challenges to
managers at all level.