DINAMIKA LEMBAGA KURSUS BAHASA EFFECTIVE ENGLISH CONVERSATION COURSE DI KAMPUNG INGGRIS PARE TAHUN 1992-1998

THE DYNAMICS OF THE EFFECTIVE ENGLISH CONVERSATION COURSE INSTITUTION IN THE ENGLISH VILLAGE OF PARE IN 1992-1998

Effective English Conversation Course merupakan lembaga kursus bahasa yang didirikan atas saran dari Pak Kalend karena tidak terserapnya siswa di lembaga Basic English Course. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu : 1) Menjelaskan latar belakang berdirinya lembaga Effective English Conversation Course, 2) Mendeskripsikan  perkembangan lembaga kursus bahasa Effective English Conversation Course pada tahun 1992-1998, 3) Menganalisis dampak sosial, ekonomi dan pendidikan keberadaan lembaga kursus bahasa Effective English Conversation Course bagi masyarakat sekitar pada tahun 1992-1998. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sejarah yang meliputi heuristik, kritik, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Sumber primer dalam penelitian ini berupa hasil wawancara dari pendiri Effective English Conversation Course, Daftar Satuan Pendidikan (Sekolah) Pendidikan Masyarakat (DIKMAS) di Kecamatan Pare yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, serta koran-koran sezaman seperti Kompas. Kemudian sumber sekunder meliputi buku, artikel, skripsi dan jurnal ilmiah yang berkaitan dengan lembaga Effective English Conversation Course di Kampung Inggris Pare tahun 1992-1998. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa EECC mengalami perkembangan yang cukup pesat karena metode, kurikulum, program dan fasilitas yang diberikan menarik minat siswa. Namun pada tahun 1998 lembaga EECC mengalami penurunan jumlah siswa yang disebabkan oleh krisis ekonomi dan adanya persaingan dengan lembaga kursus bahasa lainnya. Permasalahan tersebut diatasi dengan  cara memperbaiki kualitas pelayanan dan promosinya. Dampak dari perkembangan lembaga EECC dapat dilihat dari adanya peningkatan kemampuan Bahasa Inggris di masyarakat sekitar, terjadinya pergeseran mata pencaharian masyarakat sekitar karena adanya kesempatan kerja baru dan peluang usaha baru serta menjadikan masyarakat Desa Tulungrejo lebih modern.

Kata Kunci: EECC, Kampung Inggris, perkembangan EECC.

The Effective English Conversation Course is a language course institution that was founded on the advice of Mr. Kalend because students were not absorbed in the Basic English Course. The objectives of this study are: 1) Explaining the background of the establishment of the Effective English Conversation Course, 2) Describe the development of the Effective English Conversation Course in 1992-1998, 3) Analyzing the socio-economic and educational impact of the existence of the Effective English Conversation language course institution. Course for the local community in 1992-1998. This study uses historical methods which include heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The primary sources in this research are interviews with the founders of the Effective English Conversation Course, the List of Community Education Education Units (DIKMAS) in Pare District issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as contemporary newspapers such as Kompas. Then secondary sources include books, articles, theses and scientific journals related to the Effective English Conversation Course in Kampung Inggris Pare in 1992-1998. The results of the research show that EECC has developed quite rapidly because of the methods, curriculum, programs and facilities provided. attract students' interest. However, in 1998 the EECC institution experienced a decline in the number of students caused by the economic crisis and the competition with other language course institutions. These problems are overcome by improving the quality of service and promotion. The impact of the development of the EECC institution can be seen from the increase in English language skills in the surrounding community, the shift in the livelihoods of the surrounding community due to new job opportunities and new business opportunities and making the Tulungrejo Village community more modern.

Keywords: EECC, English Village, EECC development.