M. Yasin Hamdard
Department of English Language & Literature, Education Faculty of Bamyan University
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https://doi.org/10.47721/ARJHSS20210401025
Vol 4(1), pp. 1-10, February, 2021
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this investigation was to identify the English language needs of the students currently studying at the Geoscience faculty of Bamyan University in Afghanistan. Total number of 306 under-graduates of Geoscience students from the second and third-year classes took part in this investigation. The main tool for data collection was a student questionnaire used to evaluate learners’ perceptions and needs of the English language. The results of the study show that when students come to the University, the English language proficiencies are quite low. The finding of the research shows that 20 per cent of the students’ level are beginner, 30 per cent of the students’ level are in pre-intermediate, 30 per cent of them are intermediate level and 15 per cent of them are in the upper-intermediate level and 5 per cent of them are in advance level. And most of the students’ study English for academic purpose and for their future profession. Likewise, the students believe that their English language proficiency has a vital effect on their academic performance in content subjects. Furthermore, the current English language program and classroom resources do not fulfil their needs as they prefer to have a class with lots of activities or more student-centred. Moreover, a majority of the students were not satisfied with the amount of time allocated for English classes. In addition, the majority of the students believe that if we don’t know English well, we can’t find a handsomely paid job. It is hoped that the findings of this study would be the basis for designing a suitable course that would meet students’ needs.
Keywords: Needs analysis, English language needs, language proficiency
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Mr Mohammad Yasin Hamdard hails from a small village, Jaghori District of Ghazni Province of Afghanistan. He completed his elementary school in Jaghori District, then moved to the northern part of Afghanistan for further studies. He has a Bachelor\\\’s Degree in English Language and Literature from Balkh University. After graduation, he started work as an English Instructor in the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan, for less than one year and then applied for teaching at Bamyan University where he started teaching as an assistant lecturer in 2014. He completed a Masters Degree in English literature under the Scheme Scholarship of ICCR in India
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Hamdard M.Y. (2021). Needs Analysis of English Language for Geoscience Undergraduates of Bamyan University. Applied Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.47721/ARJHSS202101025