Assessing English Language Learners' Needs and Lacks

Bu çalışmanın ilk amacı, Başkent Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Siyaset Bilimi Bölümü ikinci sınıf öğrencilerinin İngilizce yazmada akademik ve mesleki yaşamlarında hissettikleri ihtiyaç ve eksikliklerin belirlenmesidir. Çalışmanın ikinci amacı ise, öğrencilerin, öğretmenlerin ve işverenlerin görüşlerinin ne derecede birbirleriyle uyumlu olduğunu belirlemektir. İlk aşamada belirlenen ihtiyaç ve eksikliklerden yola çıkarak yeni bir İngilizce yazma dersi programının hedefleri ve içeriği saptanmıştır. Veriler, öğrencilerden, bölüm ve İngilizce öğretmenlerinden ve işverenlerden anket ve görüşmeler yoluyla ve öğrencilerin değişik akademik çalışmalar için yazılı çıktılarından toplanmıştır.

İngilizce Öğrenenlerin İhtiyaç ve Eksikliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi

The aim of this study is, firstly, to specify the needs and lacks of the second year International Relations and Political Science (IRPS) students studying at Başkent University, Ankara in relation to writing in English in their current academic studies and for their future professional lives. Secondly, it aims to explore the extent to which students, instructors, and employers agree on these needs and lacks. Based on the identified needs and lacks, the goals, objectives and content of a new writing course syllabus are formulated. The data were collected from the students currently enrolled in the course, their departmental and ESP instructors, and employers in the field of IRPS through questionnaires, structured interviews and analysis of the students’ written productions in different academic tasks.

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