Subjective Needs Analysis: A Vital Resource to Assess Language Teaching

Autor/in	Salamanca Gonzalez, Fredy Orlando
Titel	Subjective Needs Analysis: A Vital Resource to Assess Language Teaching
Quelle	In: MEXTESOL Journal, 44 (2020) 3, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2395-9908
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Needs Assessment; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Private Colleges; Language Teachers; Teacher Role; Student Attitudes; Grounded Theory; Teaching Methods; Instructional Materials; Communicative Competence (Languages); Educational Improvement; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bedarfsermittlung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Privathochschule; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerrolle; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kolumbien
Abstract	The present research paper reports the results of a subjective needs analysis applied in a foreign languages institute at a private university in Colombia. For these students, it is mandatory to take English classes and to pass all the required English courses. In that sense, and after some years of teaching English, the foreign languages institute (FLI) needed to be assessed. Thus the objectives of this research were to: Apply a subjective needs analysis in a foreign languages institute of a private university in Colombia in relation to their English classes; assess teachers' current roles and performances; and determine the students' needs and wants in relation to their classes. The methodology was based on qualitative research approach and on grounded theory. To collect data three instruments were utilized: A survey, a journal and an interview. The data analysis revealed that the subjective needs analysis was centered on class methodology, materials, and students' needs and wants. In general, the findings revealed that students felt comfortable in their English classes and with the way they were taught. Also they did not think that using textbooks was useful because the virtual work implied more work. They felt the need to enhance their speaking and listening and that improvement could be done by means of more communicative activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01