ABSTRACT

Assessing language learners’ needs has been abundantly studied by a large number of researchers interested in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Needs Analysis (NA). However, task-based language needs of the students of marine (maritime) engineering have not been well-investigated, to the date. A qualitative research method was used. We collected the data through structured interviews with 20 participants selected through purposive sampling. The findings revealed that 17 tasks are needed by the students of marine engineering at the present situation. Moreover, 24 task-based language needs are mostly done by marine engineering students in the target situation. To conclude, maritime engineering students need to be proficient in receptive and productive language skills to accomplish required tasks in present academic and target situations. ESP educators, university administrators, and the other stakeholders, policymakers and administrators of marine engineering can employ the findings to improve the maritime students and stakeholders’ English proficiency.

摘要

大量对特定用途英语 (ESP) 和需求分析 (NA) 感兴趣的研究人员对评估语言学习者的需求进行了大量研究。然而，迄今为止，海洋（海事）工程专业学生的基于任务的语言需求尚未得到充分调查。使用了定性研究方法。我们通过对通过有目的抽样选出的 20 名参与者进行结构化访谈来收集数据。调查结果表明，目前情况下，海洋工程专业的学生需要完成17项任务。此外，24 种基于任务的语言需求大多由海洋工程专业的学生在目标情境中完成。总而言之，海事工程专业的学生需要精通接受性和生产性的语言技能，才能在当前的学术和目标情况下完成所需的任务。