“WHAT ARE THE GRAMMATICAL POINTS STUDENTS NEED TO DEVELOP?”: NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH-MAJORED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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The importance of grammar in L2 learners’ development of language skills has anchored for the necessity of teaching grammar to learners of English. However, it is observed that there has been insufficient formal data relevant to the needs of L2 learners for learning grammar, particularly in the context of Vietnam. These two mentioned reasons
motivate this current study into the needs of students at a university in Vietnam for learning English grammar with a hope to help teachers and curriculum designers make more informed decisions on their teaching methods and the content of the grammar course, respectively. In the study, students had difficulties with certain English grammatical points such as Linking words and phrases, Tenses to describe events in the past, Articles, determiners and pronouns. Students also expected their grammar lessons to be more interactive with writing and speaking practice included, while formal explanations of grammatical structures be maintained.
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English grammar, L2 learners, needs, difficulties, wants
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Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics. Oxford University Press.
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Ellis, R. (2006). Current issues in the teaching of grammar: An SLA perspective. TESOL Quarterly, 40(1), 83-107.
Flowerdew, L. (2013). Needs analysis and curriculum development in ESP. In B. Paltridge & S. Starfield (Eds.), The handbook of English for specific purposes (pp. 325-346). Wiley-Blackwell.
Harrison, M. (2008). First certificate skills: Use of English. Oxford University Press.
Hutchinson, T., & Waters, A. (1987). English for specific purposes: A learner-centered approach. Cambridge University Press.
Kaewpet, C. (2009). A framework for investigating learner needs: Needs analysis extended to curriculum development. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 6(2), 209-220.
Krashen, S. (1981). Second language acquisition and second language learning. Pergamon.
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2001). Teaching grammar. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd ed., pp. 251-266). Heinle & Heinle Publishers.
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Muhammed, A. C. P., Joshi, P., & Hareesh, S. (2018). Developing ESL/EFL learners’ grammatical competence through communicative activities. I-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 8(1), 63-70.
Murphy, R. (2012). English grammar in use: A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Myhill, D., Jones, S., & Watson, A. (2013). Grammar matters: How teachers’ grammatical knowledge impacts on the teaching of writing. Teaching and Teacher Education, 36, 77-91.
Nazari, M., Boustani, A., & Sheikhi, M. (2022). A case study of the impact of a teacher education course on two Iranian EFL teachers’ beliefs and practices about grammar teaching. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 7, Article 13.
Norris, J., & Ortega, L. (2000). Effectiveness of L2 instruction: A research synthesis and quantitative meta-analysis. Language Learning, 50, 417-528.
Nguyen, T. Q. N. (2019). Teaching grammar for EFL learners in Vietnam universities. Journal of Industry and Trade, 13, 75-80.
Richards, J. C., & Renandya, W. A. (2002). Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice. Cambridge University Press.
Sato, M., & Oyanedel, J. C. (2019). “I think that is a better way to teach but …”: EFL teachers’ conflicting beliefs about grammar teaching. System, 84, 110-122.
Swan, M. (2017). Practical English usage (4th ed). Oxford University Press.
Vi, T. T. P., Nguyen, T. T. K., & Ma, P. T. (2022). An investigation of English-majored students’ strategies for learning English grammar at Thai Nguyen University of Technology. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 9(2), 40-80.
West, R. (1994). Needs analysis in language teaching. Language Teaching, 27(1), 1-19.
Yan, X., & Zou, F. (2021). A survey on needs for English academic course for doctoral candidates. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 11(1), 57-64.
Yunita, W., Emzir, & Mayuni. I. (2018). Need analysis for English grammar learning model from students’ perspectives. English Review: Journal of English Education, 6(2), 85-94.