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EVALUAREA NEVOILOR STUDENŢILOR ÎN CLASELE DE LIMBĂ ENGLEZĂ
ASSESSING STUDENT'S NEEDS FOR ENGLISH COURSES

Author(s): Ana-Maria Chisega-Negrilă
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Course design; needs assessment; evaluation; English military courses

Summary/Abstract: In the past, needs assessment did not involve students’ making decisions on their learning and it was regarded more as a dialogue between teachers who had to decide which information was more beneficial for students’ learning. The teacher was the only recognized authority, the guide, the provider of knowledge, the mentor so the only one who had all the information necessary to design a course and choose its content. In time, students began to play a more important role in their learning, first by participating actively in different class activities, and then even in the early stages of course design. The present article will look into some of the benefits of needs assessment for military English courses and into the best ways to evaluate and identify them.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 349-352
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian
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