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Developing an ESL Curriculum Based on Needs and Situation Analyses: A Case Study

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dc.creator Hayriye Kayı
dc.date 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:15:16Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:15:16Z
dc.identifier 1305-578X
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/cc5ebf9235564bc981f758648a841789
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17522
dc.description Needs analysis is important in terms of students’ involvement in every phase ofeducational process. It is necessary to know about learners’ objectives, language attitudes,expectations from the course and learning habits in order to design an efficient curriculum.However, it is not only the learners who play an important role in developing a curriculum.There are other factors relevant to the design and implementation of language programs orcurricula. At this point, situation analysis is needed. The purpose of this paper is, then, toexplain how to conduct needs and situation analyses for developing an English as a secondlanguage (ESL) curriculum. The results of observations of ESL students, questionnairesgiven to the student participants, and interviews conducted with three ESL teachers indicatethe variety of needs of students. Based on those results, implications are provided forfaculty designing ESL curriculum in community colleges.
dc.language English
dc.language Turkish
dc.publisher Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
dc.relation http://www.jlls.org/Issues/Volume%204/No.1/hkayi.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1305-578X
dc.source Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 29-50 (2008)
dc.subject Needs analysis
dc.subject situation analysis
dc.subject ESL curriculum development
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Developing an ESL Curriculum Based on Needs and Situation Analyses: A Case Study
dc.type article


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