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This paper reports on both the process and findings of curriculum innovation towards a defensible EAP curriculum in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Foreign Languages Department. In addition, it illustrates the evaluation of the newly introduced innovations by the students. Brown’s (2009) framework was used for NA studies. Needs analysis studies were conducted in 2016-2017 academic year with the students and the teaching staff employed in the department. Focus group technique was used to take views and opinions of teaching staff about components of the curriculum and opinions of the students were taken through workshop technique. In 2016-2017 academic year, repeat students’ opinions regarding the curriculum in practice were taken through an open ended questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using content analysis technique. Emerging themes in the NA study are need for clarification of the program objectives, need for revision of teaching materials, need for improvement in teaching and learning practices, and need for improvement in assessment practices. Last, emerging themes in open ended questionnaire (evaluation of the NA study) are ‘materials’ and ‘assessment procedures’, and ‘overall structure of the EAP curriculum’.

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