• Needs Analysis of Communication Tasks for English-Major Students at Roi Et Rajabhat University
  • Needs Analysis of Communication Tasks for English-Major Students at Roi Et Rajabhat University


    Angcharin Thongpan*
    Faculty of Education, Roi-et Rajabhat University
    *Coresponding author: Gung43@yahoo.com


    The purposes of this study were to investigate the needs of Communication tasks for English-major students and English language problem. This study also sought to determine these students’ wants for the English course. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 121 participants who enrolled English for Communication course (GEL1104) required by RERU, academic year 2014.


    The findings were as follows:


    1. According to 121 English-major students, speaking skill was needed at the most. The order of needed skills were reading, writing, and listening.


    2. The students’ needs of Communication tasks consisted of role-play, jigsaw, spot the difference, opinion exchange, problem solving, information-transfer, and sharing personal experiences respectively. 


    3. The students expressed a high degree of problems with writing skill.


    4. With regard to students’ wants for the English for Communication course (GEL1104), they wanted speaking at the most.
    The results of the study are useful for the curriculum development and material design for a course in English for Communication (GEL1104) for English majors.  Moreover, the results reflect the role of learners’ needs in designing and developing materials for a course. By taking into account the needs of learners, educators and teachers can provide appropriate instructional input to foster effective learning.


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  • ผู้เขียน : Angcharin Thongpan
  • เผยแพร่ : 2016-02-16

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