Investigating the Academic English Language Target Needs of Undergraduates at the Faculty of Applied Science at Al-Aqsa University: Students’ Perceptions  

Oleh:

Alastal, Abdelgawad Ahmed ; Shuib, Munir

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 8 no. 2 (2012), page 5-26.
Topik: English for Academic Purposes; Needs Analysis; and Target Needs
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Needs analysis is an essential first step for designing appropriate language courses to help students absorb the knowledge in their academic study. Starting from this view, the current study seeks to identify the academic English language target needs of the undergraduates of the Faculty of Applied Science he study show that the English language is largely used in the process of learning/teaching at the FAS of AU. The students evaluate themselves as average in academic English writing and reading comprehension skills and as weak in academic English speaking and listening comprehension skills. The results also indicate that, according to students’ perceptions, the most important academic English language ski ll for the FAS students’ study is reading comprehension, followed by listening comprehension, and then writing. In addition, the most important academic English language subskills for the FAS students’ study are as follows: reading textbooks; reading to understand text and exam questions; following and understanding class lectures; understanding lectures in order to take notes; writing class notes, and writing test and exam answers. FAS students at AU want to improve their ability in the four English language skills, and they most desire to improve their speaking skills, especially how to discuss the materials of lectures.

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