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1. We are on the same page: A study on needs analysis in learning Turkish Cem BALÇIKANLI University of Florida, The Center for European Studies E-mail: [email_address] Conference of the Social Sciences , SSS 2008 Gainesville, USA

2. W hy are we on the same page? Are we? Who are we?

3. 7 TURKISH LEARNERS AT THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

5. A questionnaire complied from two studies (Richterich and Chancerel 1980; Tarone and Yule 1989)

7. * linguistic needs, * objectives, * resources available, * p sychological factors

9. Objectives TO BE ABLE TO DO BAS I C COMMUN I CAT I ON SK I LLS TO CARRY ON S I MPLE CONVERSAT I ONS I N DA I LY S I TUAT I ONS TO READ AND WR I TE S I MPLE SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS RELATED TO VAR I OUS ASPECTS OF TURK I SH CULTURE.

10. Resources POWERPOINT VISUAL MATERIALS (ARTCYCLOPEDIA) AUDIO MATERIALS (YOU TUBE) BROCHURES NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES

11. Psychological factors Learner styles They are emotional as well as cognitive and physical (Rogers 1952) Affective filter (Krashen 1977) MI (Gardner 1985) Sociolinguistic Competence Accommodation Theory (1973 Glides)

12. Conclusion Needs analysis does give valuable information for teachers and linguists to understand the learners’ needs and attitude of language the target language

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