Needs Analysis Problem Statement 1 Academic writing Important

Needs Analysis

Problem Statement 1. Academic writing – Important ability to undergrad & grad – Articles written in English 2. Potential students – 35000 undergrad 3000 grad – 10% of undergrad →grad – 3% of grad →study abroad 3. No Academic writing class

Literature Review A. Academic Writing Class in Other Universities – S: Essay Writing, Research Paper Writing, Writing for Graduate Student Purposes – K: Essay Writing, Research Writing – Y: Introduction to Academic Writing, First Steps in Academic Writing, and Fundamentals of Academic Writing

B. Importance and Necessity of English Academic Writing Ability – – Faculty found problems Students worry Demands Students need better English academic writing skill

C. Significant Qualities of Academic Writing – Word/Sentence-level + Discourse-level features – (Content) Background knowledge, Idea developing, Organizing – (Form) Contextually appropriate vocabulary, Frequent grammatical errors

Method A. Target Group (20 each) (1) Undergrad /general (2) Grad /general, (3) Undergrad /specific majors (4) Grad /specific majors (5) Students /English classes (6) Students /English writing classes

B. Information gathering Method and Instruments 1. Document -Group 5, 6 • General English Ability -Group 6 • English writing ability 2. Interview -Group 5, 6 • Their English writing • Difficulties in English writing • Opinion on writing class

3. Questionnaire -All Groups • English writing • Their future plan • Opinion on writing class 4. Writing Ability Test -All groups • To identify what students lack of 5. Trial Class -5 volunteers /each group • To see the effect of class • Tests after class