공학 교양영어 프로그램 개발을 위한 요구 조사

A needs analysis for an English course for Korean engineering students

The need analysis was conducted as basic research on curriculum development for English for engineering students as part of their certification for engineering education. An offline survey was conducted on 286 college students (93 engineering students, 123 humanities students, and 70 science students) to find out the specific needs of engineering students different from the needs of other majors like humanities and science students. The questionnaire inquired into the students’ English proficiency, motivation, and preferences for teaching methodology and topics to be included in English courses. The responses to the questionnaire with a five point Likert scale were compared using analysis of variance. The major findings were summarized as follows: (1) engineering and science students have lower proficiency than humanities students based on their TOEIC scores and self assessment. (2) All three groups have extrinsic motivation to study English rather than intrinsic motivation. (3) All three groups prefer student-centered communicative instruction to teacher-centered lecture classes. All three groups also tend to prefer textbooks with general topics to content-based or ESP textbooks. (4) Engineering students show a preference for exercising and hobbies as their favorite topics, and their preferences for science, technology, and nature are significantly different from the other two major groups. Pedagogically, a theme-based approach focusing on the engineering students' favorite topics was recommended rather than a strong version of ESP for engineers.