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Meedy Nugraha. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-117). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / CHINESE ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Rationale of the Present Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Importance of Needs Analysis --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Objectives of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.4 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Needs Analysis in English Language Teaching --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Subjective versus Objective Information --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Major Approaches in Needs Analysis --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Orientations in Needs Analysis : Trends Over Time --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Limitations of Needs Analysis --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Needs Analyses in the Asian Context --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Needs Analysis in Indonesia --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- A Needs Analysis at Petra Christian University (1998) --- p.21 / Chapter 2.5 --- Research Gap --- p.23 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCEDURES --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Data Collection Procedures in Needs Analysis --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Importance of Instrument Selection in Needs Analysis --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Case Study Approach --- p.30 / Chapter 3.4 --- Characteristics of Procedures in Needs Analysis --- p.30 / Chapter 3.5 --- Strength and Weaknesses of Different Procedures --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6 --- The Present Study: Research Design and Procedures --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Designing the Questionnaire and Interviews --- p.33 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Data Collection Procedures --- p.36 / Chapter 3.7 --- Conclusion --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- FINDINGS --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1 --- Quantitative Data: Questionnaire Survey --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Students' Perspectives --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- English Instructors' Perspectives --- p.51 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Engineering Lecturers' Perspectives --- p.53 / Chapter 4.2 --- Qualitative Data: Semi Structured Interview --- p.57 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Students' Perspectives --- p.57 / Chapter 4.2 2 --- English Instructors' Perspectives --- p.60 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Engineering Lecturers' Perspectives --- p.65 / Chapter 4.3 --- Classroom Observation --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4 --- Text Analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.73 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.74 / Chapter 5.1 --- The Current English Needs of Engineering Students at PCU / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Immediate versus Delayed Needs --- p.74 / Chapter 5.1.2. --- Different Perceptions between Students and Teachers --- p.76 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Types of Skill Needs --- p.80 / Chapter 5.1.3.1 --- Students' Reading Skill Needs --- p.80 / Chapter 5.1.3.2 --- Students' Vocabulary Skill Needs --- p.83 / Chapter 5.1.3.3 --- Students' Speaking Skill Needs --- p.86 / Chapter 5.1.3.4 --- Students' Writing Skill Needs --- p.87 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- The Needs of Subject Area Knowledge --- p.88 / Chapter 5.2 --- The English Language Course for Engineering Students --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Widespread Existence --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Large Classes --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Time Allocation --- p.91 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Management --- p.91 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Teacher Factors --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2.6 --- Learner Factors --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2.7 --- Material Development --- p.93 / Chapter 5.2.8 --- Teaching Methodology --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.9 --- CUE Lacks Prestige --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.10 --- Syllabus Specification --- p.97 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Engineering Faculty and the English Course Mismatches- --- p.97 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusion --- p.100 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.102 / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of the Research Findings --- p.102 / Chapter 6.2 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.104 / Chapter 6.3 --- Recommendations for English Curriculum --- p.105 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- To the English Instructors and Engineering Teachers --- p.106 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Objectives of the English Support Course for Engineering Students --- p.107 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Material Development --- p.109 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- Time Allocation --- p.110 / Chapter 6.3.5 --- Management of the English Course --- p.110 / Chapter 6.3.6 --- To the University --- p.111 / Chapter 6.4 --- Conclusion --- p.111 / REFERENCES --- p.112

Wong Mei-kiu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-107). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT (English version) --- p.ii / ABSTRACT (Chinese version) --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv-v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background and the Problem --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter 2. --- REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Mechanisms of Processing and the Retention of Words --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Approaches to Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Implicit Learning of Vocabulary --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Explicit Learning of Vocabulary --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Implicit versus Explicit Learning of Vocabulary --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Significance of Affix Learning in the Learning of Vocabulary --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Definition and related concepts of ´بAffix´ة --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Importance of Morphological Knowledge in Learning Vocabulary --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Proportion of Affixed Words --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Functions of Affixes --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Relationship between Affix Knowledge and Vocabulary Size --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- Empirical Studies on Affix Learning --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Explicit Learning of Affixes --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Procedure for Learning Affixes --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Difficulties in Learning Affixes --- p.36 / Chapter 3. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research Design --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2 --- Subject Selection --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3 --- Materials --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Pilot Study --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Aim --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Methodology --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Subject Selection --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- Procedure --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Comments on the Pilot Study and Improvements made after the Pilot Study --- p.54 / Chapter 3.4.3.1 --- Comments on the Procedure --- p.54 / Chapter 3.4.3.2 --- Comments on the Materials --- p.55 / Chapter 3.5 --- Procedure of the Research --- p.59 / Chapter 4. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.64 / Chapter 4.1 --- Treatment of Data --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2 --- Findings of the Experiment --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Test Results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Questionnaires --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Classroom Observation --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Summary of the Research Findings --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion of the Findings --- p.82 / Chapter 5. --- CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS --- p.94 / Chapter 5.1 --- Conclusions --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2 --- Implications --- p.96 / Chapter 5.3 --- Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research --- p.97 / REFERENCES --- p.100-107 / APPENDICES / Appendix 1 Previous Studies on the Effectiveness of Affix Learning --- p.108 / Appendix 2 Test items and Distractors --- p.109-117 / Appendix 3 Background Questionnaire for the Research --- p.118 / Appendix 4 Follow-up Questionnaire for the Research --- p.119 / Appendix 5 The 36 Word Target Vocabulary for the Research --- p.120 / Appendix 6 Prefixes and Suffixes for the Experimental Group in the Research --- p.121 / Appendix 7a Background Questionnaire for the Experimental Groupin the Pilot Study --- p.122 / Appendix 7b Background Questionnaire for the Control Group in the Pilot Study --- p.123 / Appendix 8 Follow-up Questionnaire for the Pilot Study --- p.124 / Appendix 9 The 12 Target Words for the Pilot Study --- p.125 / Appendix 10 Procedure of the Research --- p.126 / Appendix 11 Samples of the Exercises --- p.127-128

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