Evaluating the English for General Purposes (EGP) program at a Taiwanese University: A CIPP (context, input, process, and product) model study

IF 2 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Evaluation and Program Planning Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102662

Shu-Hsiu Huang

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Abstract

English has been the only compulsory foreign language taught in colleges in Taiwan since 2005. It was referred to as 'English for General Purposes (EGP)' and was taught not only for students' further major-related studies, but also for future job competitiveness. With the implementation of 'The Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College (BEST)' in the second half of 2021, the importance of English has been further strengthened, which has intensified the missions carried by EGP. Consequently, the subject needed to be examined for potential ingrained problems and ways to improve it. The present study collected and analyzed the perspectives of 470 non-English major students at a university in Taiwan on the EGP curriculum, using four factors (context, input, process, and product, or CIPP) as well as gender, grade level, and language proficiency as variables. The results showed that students generally reacted positively to the current EGP curriculum, especially with respect to the process factor. Gender had a significant effect on perceptions, but there were no differences in perceptions based on students' English proficiency levels and grade levels. It is suggested that EGP curriculum designers should consider these differences in their future development of EGP courses.

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评估台湾大学通用英语（EGP）课程：CIPP（情境、输入、过程和产品）模型研究

自2005年以来，英语已成为台湾大学唯一的必修外语。它被称为“通用英语（EGP）”，不仅是为了学生进一步的专业相关学习，也是为了将来的工作竞争力。2021年下半年，随着“大学生双语教育计划”的实施，英语教育的重要性得到进一步加强，使学校肩负的使命更加明确。因此，需要审查这一主题，以找出潜在的根深蒂固的问题和改进它的方法。本研究以情境、输入、过程、产品（CIPP）、性别、年级、语言能力为变量，收集并分析台湾某大学470名非英语专业学生对英语基础课程的看法。结果显示，学生普遍对当前的EGP课程反应积极，特别是在过程因素方面。性别对认知有显著影响，但基于学生英语水平和年级水平的认知没有差异。建议课程设计者在未来的课程开发中考虑到这些差异。

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