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What do Learners Really Want from Their EFL Course?
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Davies, Alun – ELT Journal, 2006
The literature suggests that teachers may rely more often on intuition when making course planning decisions than on informed assessment of learners' needs (Barkhuizen 1998; Spratt 1999). This article proposes a more principled alternative to the intuitive approach, based on the use of teacher-designed class-specific questionnaires intended to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning