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Towards a Defensible Tertiary-level EAP Curriculum: A Needs Analysis Study
Abstract
This paper reports on both the process and
findings of curriculum innovation towards a defensible EAP curriculum in
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Foreign Languages Department. In addition, it
illustrates the evaluation of the newly introduced innovations by the students.
Brown’s (2009) framework was used for NA studies. Needs analysis studies were
conducted in 2016-2017 academic year with the students and the teaching staff
employed in the department. Focus group technique was used to take views and
opinions of teaching staff about components of the curriculum and opinions of
the students were taken through workshop technique. In 2016-2017 academic year,
repeat students’ opinions regarding the curriculum in practice were taken
through an open ended questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using content
analysis technique. Emerging themes in the NA study are need for clarification
of the program objectives, need for revision of teaching materials, need for
improvement in teaching and learning practices, and need for improvement in
assessment practices. Last, emerging themes in open ended questionnaire
(evaluation of the NA study) are ‘materials’ and ‘assessment procedures’, and
‘overall structure of the EAP curriculum’.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
17 Nisan 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
5 Ekim 2019
Kabul Tarihi
9 Aralık 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 2
APA
Ergünay, O., & Uysal, D. (2020). Towards a Defensible Tertiary-level EAP Curriculum: A Needs Analysis Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 13(2), 424-439. https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.629689
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