What Stakeholders Need from their Undergraduate University English Courses

Laura Molina; Fernando  Fernández

doi:10.19053/22160159.v14.n36.2023.15308

Autores/as

Laura Molina Martinez University of Edinburgh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8908-6928
Fernando Fernández David Universidad Surcolombiana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-8552

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19053/22160159.v14.n36.2023.15308

Palabras clave:

cursos de inglés obligatorios, educación superior, análisis de necesidades, inglés con propositos generales, inglés para propósitos específicos

Resumen

Este artículo se basa en los resultados de la tesis de maestría titulada A Needs Analysis into the Compulsory English Courses of South Colombian University (USCO) [Un análisis de necesidades de los cursos obligatorios de inglés de la Universidad Surcolombiana]. El estudio tiene tres objetivos: (1) identificar las limitaciones del entorno que los profesores consideran que afectan a los cursos en cuestión; (2) identificar una posible brecha entre las necesidades sentidas por estudiantes actuales y antiguos y la formación en inglés que reciben en la USCO; y (3) recoger las sugerencias de los grupos de interés para futuras mejoras de los cursos. Los datos se recogieron mediante cuestionarios y entrevistas. Entre los participantes estaban los estudiantes actuales y antiguos, profesores y el supervisor de los cursos. Los resultados muestran que actualmente no se satisfacen las necesidades de los estudiantes y que se requiere un enfoque de inglés para fines específicos. Los profesores experimentan falta de recursos educativos y escasa cohesión entre colegas, mientras que el principal problema del supervisor es el presupuesto.

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