The Contribution of English Student Association in Developing Students’ English Skills

This study was carried out to explore the contribution of the English Department Students Association and the English Students’ expectations on the contribution of the English Department Students Association in developing students’ English skills. The qualitative method design was used in this study to answer the research questions. The instrument of this study was an interview. Seven (7) members of EDSA and five (5) students of the English department were taken purposively as the sample of this study. The result showed that the English Department Student Association has offered some programs such as; EDSA Corner, Debate Club, ParleyTalk, Cinema, YouTalk, TOEFL, EDSA English for Youth, and Basic Public Speaking to the English students as a proof of their contribution to the English department in developing the students' English skills. The English department students expect that EDSA could be a good example that can be emulated by all of the English department students and also more interesting programs are expected to come later in the future