Research Article

Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 30, 2023
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Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education

Abstract

Tourism industry, which is developing day by day, makes its sustainability essential not only by natural resources, quality products and infrastructure on the supply side but also by services degree and touristic experience. Tourists who are satisfied with service and the country are just possible by tourism owners and employees who establish a good relationship with them. Effective communication with a foreigner includes foreign language teaching that meets occupational requirements. This study of assessing English for tourism vocational purposes on the basis of students’ and lecturer-experts’ opinions has been designed to examine current language teaching situation by needs analysis survey conducted on 498 students sample; and to evaluate the effectiveness of this situation by assessment questionnaire conducted on 20 lectures-experts sample. It is seen important because it shows the importance of foreign language teaching in search of education and tourism activities. In this context, past studies on the subject in the literature have been examined, conceptual terms such as education, vocational training, and tourism education have been explained, the methodology of the research has been cleared up, findings in light of the data that have been processed and analyzed by nonparametric tests such as Chi-square, one-sample K-S, Kruskal-Wallis, Friedman and Kendall W and discussion of the findings have been presented, and proposals for results has put an end to the study. It has drawn various conclusions such as current curriculum, the methods and techniques are insufficient to meet the needs of students; language skills and abilities are to be based on communication.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2023

Submission Date

December 19, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Gökçe, A., & Batman, O. (2023). Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education. International Journal of English for Specific Purposes, 1(2), 69-84. https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH
AMA
1.Gökçe A, Batman O. Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education. JOINESP. 2023;1(2):69-84. https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH
Chicago
Gökçe, Akif, and Orhan Batman. 2023. “Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The Case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education”. International Journal of English for Specific Purposes 1 (2): 69-84. https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH.
EndNote
Gökçe A, Batman O (December 1, 2023) Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education. International Journal of English for Specific Purposes 1 2 69–84.
IEEE
[1]A. Gökçe and O. Batman, “Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education”, JOINESP, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 69–84, Dec. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH
ISNAD
Gökçe, Akif - Batman, Orhan. “Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The Case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education”. International Journal of English for Specific Purposes 1/2 (December 1, 2023): 69-84. https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH.
JAMA
1.Gökçe A, Batman O. Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education. JOINESP. 2023;1:69–84.
MLA
Gökçe, Akif, and Orhan Batman. “Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The Case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education”. International Journal of English for Specific Purposes, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 69-84, https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH.
Vancouver
1.Akif Gökçe, Orhan Batman. Needs Assessment of English for Occupational Purposes (EOP): The case of Students – Lecturer – Expert Opinions in Tourism Education. JOINESP [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 1;1(2):69-84. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA55ZE36RH