Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine university students’ perceived needs and compare them with the perceived needs of native English speaking teachers (NESTs) and non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs) concerning a general English language program (GELP). A total of 318 Korean students and 49 instructors participated in the study, and they were asked to complete a questionnaire. It took one semester long in collecting data, and they were analyzed in the following semester. The study’s findings indicated that both groups asserted that “improving students’ communicative abilities” should be the learning objective of a GELP, and that enhancing all four skill areas should be the main consideration in the program. Additionally, both groups believed that classes should focus on activities that could help the students enhance their communicative competence, and preferred four semesters of instruction to be carried out over the four year university period. In brief, both students and professors believed that improving basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) should be the main purpose in a GELP, and that ample opportunities should be made available for students to develop their English language abilities while simultaneously exploring different world cultures.
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