Year: 2010
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This study aimed to conduct a need analysis to examine the university students’ needs for the innovation of the ELT curriculum of the preparatory-school of an English medium university in Istanbul. A triangulation research method was followed in the present study. The educational approach underpinning this method is constructivism. Data was collected by using two different instruments: semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The items in the questionnaires and interviews addressed different issues related with constructivism, in other words the focus was basically on the importance and effective use of learning strategies related to four basic language skills in second or foreign language learning.
Authors: Ayse S. Akyel, Yesim Ozek
Institution: Yeditepe University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2026394286