Teachers’ Voice vs. Students’ Voice: A Needs Analysis Approach of English for Acadmic Purposes (EAP) in Iran

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 4pt; line-height: 12pt; text-align: justify; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">EAP plays a highly important role in countries where English is used mainly for academic purposes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, EAP programs have been developed without conducting a systematic needs analysis from both the students’ and instructors’ perspective. The purpose of this study is to describe the perception that EAP students and instructors have of the problematic areas in EAP programs. A total of 693 EAP students majoring in different academic fields and 37 instructors participated in this study. Survey information included respondents’ perception the importance of problematic areas in EAP programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The results show discrepancy between the perceptions of EAP learners in different academic fields and between learners and instructors. The study has implications for curriculum design and instructional delivery of EAP courses for college level students.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 4pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Keywords</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">: English as a foreign language, English for academic purposes, Teachers’ voice, Students’ voice, Needs analysis, EAP methodology </span></span></p

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