LANGUAGE NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR TAIWANESE ARTS STUDENTS: WHAT DO YOUNG ARTISTS NEED TO KNOW?
Keywords:
Arts students, Language Need, Language SkillsAbstract
This study investigated the language needs for the arts university students in Taiwan. In a time of globalization and technological revolutions, the arts majors need to learn English not only because it is the medium of teaching and learning, but also because it is the medium of attending international performances, conferences, concerts, and exhibitions. This paper seeks to determine what the students' needs for language courses are, especially in the training of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The participants were eighty-three undergraduate students majoring in areas such as Fine Arts, Motion Pictures, Applied Drama & Theatre, Music, and Dance. The results show that the two main language skills in need of improvement were conversation and writing, because the large-sized English classes made it impossible for each student to practice speaking or writing. In addition to the required courses, the students wanted to be trained in speaking and listening skills.
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