Open AccessEAL IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: NEEDS ANALYSIS AND COURSE SYLLABUS DESIGN
Author(s) -
Nataša V. Kampmark
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
metodički vidici/metodički vidici
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-7465
pISSN - 2217-415X
DOI - 10.19090/mv.2019.10.113-137
Subject(s) - syllabus , needs analysis , vocational education , course (navigation) , mathematics education , english language , term (time) , computer science , pedagogy , psychology , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
After examining the role of a needs analysis approach in ESL/EAL[1] and most common tools of varied efficiency and reliability used to conduct it, the paper explicates a development of a needs analysis tool for the purpose of designing a syllabus for an English language course for a group of international students and bringing their language competency to the level required for enrolment into a VET/TAFE course in Australia. Furthermore, the paper gives an overview of a five-lesson programme designed to address the perceived needs of overseas students and in its final section offers possible ways of evaluating the programme.
[1] Because the term ESL (English as a Second Language) presumes that English is a student’s second language, which in most instances is not the case with ELICOS students in Australia, the term EAL (English as an Additional Language) is used.