ÖZEL AMAÇLI BİR İNGİLİZCE PROGRAMI’NDA ÖĞRENCİLERİN ÖĞRENME VE HEDEF İHTİYAÇLARI ALGILARI

Year 2015, Volume: 23 Issue: 2, 479 - 498, 15.05.2015

Enisa Mede Sevda Gül Kazar

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı Türkiye’nin İstanbul şehrindeki en prestijli üniversitelerinden birinde Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi tarafından verilen Özel Amaçlı İngilizce programında bulunan öğrencilerin öğrenme ve hedef ihtiyaçlarını saptamaktır. Araştırmada 59 öğrenci ve 6 okutman yer almıştır. Niceliksel veriler ihtiyaç analizi anketi, niteliksel veriler ise öğrencilerin öğrenme ve hedef ihtiyaçları algısıyla ilişkili yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgular Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi’ndeki Özel Amaçlı İngilizce programının yeniden düzenlenmesine ve uygulanmasına dair kayda değer uygulamalar ortaya koymuştur.

Keywords

Özel Amaçlı İngilizce, ihtiyaç analizi, öğrenme ihtiyaçları, hedef ihtiyaçlar

STUDENTS’ AND INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE LEARNING AND TARGET NEEDS IN AN ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) PROGRAM

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the learning and target needs of the students engaged in an ESP program offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts at a private university in Turkey. A sample of fifty-nine students and six instructors participated in the mixed methods study. The quantitative data were obtained through a needs analysis questionnaire, and the qualitative data were collected from a semi-structured interview referring to the students’ learning and target needs. The findings of the study revealed significant implications with respect to the design and implementation of the ESP program.

Keywords

english for specific purposes, needs analysis, learning needs, target needs

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