TAILIEUCHUNG - A needs analysis for english for electronics and communications of undergraduates at college of information and communication technology - Thai Nguyen University

This study focused on the language needs of third year students majoring in Electronics and Communications at Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU). A questionnaire survey was conducted, which revealed that most of the students were aware of the importance of the course. A large number of them intended to develop 4 skills throughout the course. An analysis of written test was also carried out. The results also showed the students’ weaknesses in the language. The results of the study provide an insight into the students’ needs and give guidelines to develop of new course book which fit the students’ needs. | Nguyễn Mai Linh Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 112(12)/1: 261 - 266 A NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR ENGLISH FOR ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF UNDERGRADUATES AT COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY - THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Nguyen Mai Linh* College of Information and Communication Technology – TNU SUMMARY English has become more and more important, especially in the academic world, where most of the work is written in English. For that reason, English for Electronics and Communications (EEC) is offered to engineering students of that major. However, to design an effective ESP (English for Specific Purpose) course, a needs analysis is required to provide a foundation for what should be taught and how it should be delivered. This study focused on the language needs of third year students majoring in Electronics and Communications at Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology (ICTU). A questionnaire survey was conducted, which revealed that most of the students were aware of the importance of the course. A large number of them intended to develop 4 skills throughout the course. An analysis of written test was also carried out. The results also showed the students’ weaknesses in the language. The results of the study provide an insight into the students’ needs and give guidelines to develop of new course book which fit the students’ needs. Key words: Needs analysis, curriculum development, syllabus design, ESP, lexical errors. NEEDS ANALYSIS AND ITS ROLE IN ESP CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT* EEC is a requirement for all undergraduate students majoring in Electronics and Communications subfields atICTU. However,EECsyllabus has not fully been developed, and is not derived from the students’ particular needs. The problems of the current syllabus are also reflected in the students’ results as well as the situation in classrooms such as students’ low motivation, numbers of students quitting the class. Therefore, the current syllabus should .

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