Bird-watching guide’s English module for promoting Balinese nature and culture
Home / Archives / Vol 2 No 2 (2018): December 2018 / Articles Bird-watching guide’s English module for promoting Balinese nature and culture Dika Pranadwipa Koeswiryono Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali Internasional, Indonesia Francisca Titing Koerniawaty Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali Internasional, Indonesia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31940/jasl.v2i2.1100 Abstract There has been a discrepancy between visitors needs of guide service at a bird-watching site in Bali and the guides English competence. This article addresses the language learning needs of the guides and how they are analyzed to construct an English module for the bird-watching guides. The module can hopefully improve the guiding service, enhance the tourists’ experience and contribute to the conservation of culture via tourism activities. Observation and interview with 5 officers of the bird village and observations on the village’s vicinity revealed their ...