If you have ever been wondering whether university students want to learn languages, here is some food for thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently I have conducted a survey among a\nprivate university students and collected their opinions about the number of\nhours of English language instruction. The students who participated in the\nresearch attend English classes for two years, during which they have two\nclasses of 90 minutes per week. All in all, they are offered 240 hours of\ninstruction and they complete the course with a certificate examination, either\nLCCI (2 level or 3 level) or TOLES (Higher or Advanced)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survey was conducted among the full\ntime first year students (63%) and second year students (36%) studying management\n(43%), law (21%), finance (20%), economics (12%), administration (4%) on 25 and\n26 February 2019. The survey was completed by over 600 respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the majority of students (57%), the\nduration and number of hours of English language instruction is important when\nchoosing a university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vast majority of students (81%) do not\nparticipate in any other English courses apart from the university course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who decide to take additional classes\nchoose private lessons or courses in language schools, and this results in too\nfew hours at university and a willingness to develop speaking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vast majority of students (88%) want to\ntake certified exams in English. Only 10% of students would like to finish the\nuniversity English language course with an internal exam. In the case of law\nstudents, most are interested in obtaining an advanced level certificate, which\nis possible in the case of about 10 people per year with the current number of\nhours of classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only 5% of students think that there are\ntoo many hours of English lessons. According to 95% of students, the number of\nteaching hours is adequate (61%) or not enough (33%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly half of the students would like the course\nto last longer, i.e. 3 years. For 27%, the length of two years is appropriate,\nbut almost 20% of students would like to study English for 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vast majority (80%) plan to continue\nlearning English after the end of the university course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conclusion is that the students are\nsatisfied with the status quo, some of them might be interested in following an\nextended programme of English. Decreasing the number of hours of English\ninstruction might negatively affect the level of students\u2019 satisfaction with\ntheir studies curriculum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you have ever been wondering whether university students want to learn languages, here is some food for thought. Recently I have conducted a survey among a private university students and collected their opinions about the number of hours of English language instruction. The students who participated in the research attend English classes for two … <\/p>\n