A needs analysis to develop new curriculum for Korean college students in higher education

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI:10.17509/ijal.v12i1.46564

Eunjeong Park

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Abstract

Language teachers and instructors should always consider how to successfully develop new curricula. A medium-sized university in Korea launched a new liberal arts course for freshmen. A language instructor conducted a need analysis to understand the needs of college students to develop a new curriculum of the assigned course. The purpose of this study is to examine the needs of Korean university students who learn English to develop new curriculum and instruction reflecting learner needs accordingly. Data were collected through interviews and survey questionnaires. The qualitative data of the interview went through a thematic analysis process, and the quantitative data of the survey were analysed through statistical tests. As a result, various perspectives of students were revealed. First, this study showed that competency-based language instruction is essential for learners’ language development. Second, skill integration was needed to improve language skills. Third, the students expected constructive feedback from the instructor on their English grammar and vocabulary use. This study presents the significance of performing needs analysis and suggests that language teachers should consider it for their professional development and growth in higher education.

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韩国高等教育大学生新课程开发的需求分析

语言教师和教师应该始终考虑如何成功地开发新课程。国内一所中等规模的大学为新生开设了新的人文学科。一位语言教师进行了需求分析，以了解大学生对指定课程开发新课程的需求。摘要本研究旨在探讨韩国大学生英语学习的需求，以开发反映学习者需求的新课程与教学。通过访谈和调查问卷收集数据。访谈的定性数据经过专题分析过程，调查的定量数据通过统计检验进行分析。因此，学生的不同观点被揭示出来。首先，本研究表明，基于能力的语言教学对学习者的语言发展至关重要。第二，需要技能整合来提高语言技能。第三，学生期望老师对他们的英语语法和词汇使用给予建设性的反馈。本研究提出进行需求分析的重要意义，并建议语文教师在高等教育中的专业发展和成长应考虑进行需求分析。

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Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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1.90

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18 weeks

期刊介绍： The aim of this Journal is to promote a principled approach to research on language and language-related concerns by encouraging enquiry into relationship between theoretical and practical studies. The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in: first, second, and foreign language teaching and learning; language in education; language planning, language testing; curriculum design and development; multilingualism and multilingual education; discourse analysis; translation; clinical linguistics; literature and teaching; and. forensic linguistics.