@article{article_763949, title={Teaching English Pronunciation to Prep-Class Students: A Needs Analysis Study}, journal={Kastamonu Education Journal}, volume={29}, pages={550–558}, year={2021}, DOI={10.24106/kefdergi.763949}, author={Dolmacı, Ahmet and Kılıç, Abdurrahman}, keywords={pronunciation skill, needs analysis, university students}, abstract={<p>In the 21st century, learning a foreign language and being able to communicate in that language has become a very important <br />competence. Therefore, it becomes very important for an individual who learns a foreign language to acquire the main skills <br />(listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and sub-skills (grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation) in language education, but <br />it is also clear that not much importance is given to pronunciation skill compared to other skills. Thus, the purpose of the <br />research wasto find out the opinions of the prep-class university students regarding their foreign language pronunciation skills, <br />and to analyze their needs related to teaching pronunciation skills, and to use the research as a needs analysis of the curriculum <br />design that will be prepared following the current study. The study was designated according to qualitative research methods, <br />and the case study model was applied. The research data was collected from 213 students through the form consisting of five <br />open-ended questions prepared by the researcher, and the data obtained were analyzed by the content analysis method. As a <br />result of the research, it was determined that the students have some important problems with pronunciation skills and that <br />they find this skill highly important in terms of language learning. <br /> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Kastamonu University}