Teaching English for Tourism to Meet Learners’ Needs

Bibliographic Data

ID23038504
AuthorsVu Thi Thanh Nha (University of Languages and International Studies, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume34
Issue6
Publication date2018-12-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVNU Journal of Foreign Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2525-2445 • E-ISSN: 2525-2445
PublisherVietnam National University of Languages and International Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4322
OpenAlexW2910859422
LanguageEN
References cited8

This paper analyses students’ needs for English for Tourism courses at three universities in Vietnam. It reveals that need assessments can be conducted in three different approaches: Target needs analysis, present needs analysis and holistic needs analysis. In this study, the author conducted an online survey with 158 students to analyse the present needs of the students. The findings show that the students think they need to improve their communicative English and content knowledge in Tourism. They expect to involve more project work to increase practical language use opportunities. These findings can be used to adjust the current courses to better meet the students’ needs.

English for specific purposes · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Multimedia · Needs analysis · Needs assessment · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Special needs · Tourism · User needs · Work (physics) · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Medicine · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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