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• W174854237 abstract "ABSTRACTThis 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.Keywords: Arts students, Language Need, Language Skills.INTRODUCTION:With the current trend of globalization and the growing popularity of the Internet, English is clearly the international means of communication. Students learn English not only out of interest in the language, but also for necessity; it is a tool required for their studies, career, and daily life. Most of the arts courses in Taiwan focus on professional training with students spending most of their time practicing musical instruments, dancing, painting, and acting. Thus English study is often neglected in this field. However, with the increasing demand on students' English proficiency when attending international exhibitions, performances, competitions, and conferences as well as in the future workplaces, the arts students have to face the fact that English is essential and necessary. Having strong English skills will help them to gain benefits in their future academic, professional, and personal domains.In Taiwan, English is one of the subjects in the Joint College Entrance Examination (JCEE). Students study hard in order to obtain good scores in English and enter good universities. Most Arts majors have attended art classes such as Music and Fine Arts since junior or senior high school. Some of them do not need to take the JCEE in order to get into colleges or universities. Therefore, their English proficiency levels are usually not as high as that of other students from comprehensive universities. For some art-related academic departments, English is not even one of the requirements for admission, and students enter the departments based on their artwork, performances, or the prizes they win from various types of contests. English is not required in their academic performance, so while some students value the ability to use English, others do not. Also, the English course they take is a four-to-eight hour General English course in their first year of university life. Upon completion they do not have any required English classes anymore. Elective English courses would be their only other opportunity to study English. As a result, they spend most of their time focusing on their professional training. Even when they are in English class, some teachers teach conversation and the others teach reading. There is no appropriate curriculum or plan for the arts students. Kaur (2007) points out that developing English courses is challenging and can cause many problems in language teaching and learning if the English instructors do not know about students and their needs. Therefore, the study aims to address the following research questions:1. What are the needs of university students majoring in the Arts in Taiwan for English courses and skills (namely speaking, listening, reading, and writing)? What kind of English tasks do the arts students wish to practice?2. What are these students' expectations and needs for their English proficiency and English learning resources and activities? …" @default.
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• W174854237 title "LANGUAGE NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR TAIWANESE ARTS STUDENTS: WHAT DO YOUNG ARTISTS NEED TO KNOW?" @default.
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