we are on the same page: a study on needs analysis in learning turkish

We are on the same page:

A study on needs analysis in

learning Turkish

Cem BALÇIKANLI

University of Florida,

The Center for European Studies

E-mail: balcikanli@ufl.edu

Conference of the Social Sciences, SSS

2008 Gainesville, USA

Why are we on the same page?

Are we?

Who are we?

7 TURKISH LEARNERS

AT THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

A questionnaire complied from two studies (Richterich and

Chancerel 1980; Tarone and Yule 1989)

Because foreign language instruction has

become much more learner-centered in

recent years, needs analysis is a must for

effective learning process to occur

(Lee 2002; Long 2005; Kikuchi and Apple

2006)

* linguistic needs, * objectives,

* resources available, * psychological factors

DAILY EXPRESSIONS

SPEECH ACTS

STRATEGIC COMPETENCE

TO BE ABLE TO DO BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS

TO CARRY ON SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS IN DAILY

SITUATIONS

TO READ AND WRITE SIMPLE SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS

RELATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TURKISH CULTURE.

POWERPOINT

VISUAL MATERIALS (ARTCYCLOPEDIA)

AUDIO MATERIALS

(YOU TUBE)

BROCHURES

NEWSPAPERS

MAGAZINES

Learner styles

They are emotional as well as cognitive and physical (Rogers 1952)

Affective filter (Krashen 1977)

MI (Gardner 1985)

Sociolinguistic Competence

Accommodation Theory (1973 Glides)

Needs analysis does give valuable information for teachers and linguists to

understand the learners’ needs and attitude of language the target language

THANK YOU