What Do Students' Need in Learning English for Constitutional Law?

Abstract

This research aims to determine the need for English in the Constitutional Law class and the students’ problems in learning English. The writers applied a narrative qualitative research method. The participants of this research were the Constitutional Law Study Program students at the State Islamic Institute of Palopo in the 2022/2023 academic year. Ninety-five students (35 males and 60 females) were involved in this research. The data collection method was the survey by distributing a questionnaire through Google Forms. The questionnaires consisted of 26 statements with choices the participants had to select. The writers used a Likert Scale. The results of data analysis were presented using quantitative and qualitative methods. The research findings identified speaking and listening as the two most crucial English skills; 35 students were at an intermediate level, and 43.5% of students struggled to construct sentences in English correctly. 71.6% of students struggled to understand the text because of the lack of vocabulary. The students answered about learning materials they need to learn. 48% of students chose the topic of introduction to Constitutional Law. They (34.7%) find it difficult to use punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. In the setting aspect, the students answered their favourite places for learning English. Most students (44.2%) like studying in the classroom.