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- 作者服務機構： Dept. of Foreign Languages & Literature Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
- 中文摘要： In 1993, the Ministry of Education mandated a policy that made the Freshman English for Non-English Majors (FENM) course one of the foreign languages freshmen could take to fulfill the foreign language requirement. Students with a high proficiency were also allowed to take advanced English to replace FENM. The number of credits FENM carried per year was also reduced from eight to six. This has caused some programs to reassess the effectiveness of their FENM programs. This study intends to examine the FENM programs implemented in the 1995 academic year regarding these issues: (1) How many class hours does the FENM course carry? Do programs meet the expectations of the parties involved in this aspect? (2) How many class hours does the FENM Lab course carry? Do programs meet the expectations of the parties involved in this aspect? Is FENM Lab offered as part of the FENM course? (3) Are standardized mid-term and final exams used in FENM? Do programs meet the expectations of the parties involved in this aspect? (4) What kinds of academic background do FENM teachers have? Do their backgrounds meet the expectations of the parties involved? Eighteen EPNM coordinators from 17 universities in Taiwan were interviewed about their programs. In addition, three groups of subjects--178 EPNM teachers, 1086 university freshmen, and 382 university graduates--were asked to respond to needs assessment questionnaires. The findings showed that there was a good match between what was implemented in the programs and what was desired by the parties involved concerning the number of hours the FENM Lab courses carried and the exams used in FENM. However, there was a mismatch regarding the number of hours FENM carried and FENM teachers? academic backgrounds. Implications are discussed in terms of ways to close the gap between expectation and reality.
- 英文摘要： --
- 中文關鍵字： Curriculum design, EFL curriculum, ESL curriculum, needs assessment, curricular description
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