Identifying student needs in English for information technology at the post-secondary level
Nurmetov D. Siswantoyo Bakić-Mirić N. Chaklikova A.
February 2023Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta State University)
Cakrawala Pendidikan
2023#42Issue 1198 - 207 pp.
Mastering English language skills has been indispensable in every sphere of life and profession. Information Technology (IT) is no exception as it perpetually develops and changes. The present study is a survey aiming at identifying the English language needs of IT specialists working both domestically and abroad by involving 85 alumni from three Kazakhstani IT institutes. The data were collected through a needs analysis questionnaire for post-secondary level ESP courses and were analyzed through descriptive percentages. The studys results revealed that reading, listening, and speaking were essential skills for IT professionals for successful performance at work. Reading technical documentation and professional blogs aids specialists in solving common challenges in their industry, whereas listening and watching professionally oriented videos increase their qualifications. Additionally, the study implies that there may have been a mismatch between university-level ESP curricula and professional English language proficiency.
language needs , listening skills , reading skills , speaking skills, ESP
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Yogyakarta State University
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Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages
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