the expressed language needs

[diamondcutter]

Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found both the students and the teachers lost interest about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

Can I change ‘the expressed language needs’ into ‘the language-expressing needs’?
Thanks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

‘the expressed language needs’

I take it to mean 'the language needs expressed by someone'.

Not a teacher.

 

[diamondcutter]

Thank you, Matthew.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree, Matthew. I take that to mean what the students expressed a desire to learn.

 

[tedmc]

Having a variety of activities was also seen as a way of maintaining or increasing motivation. Several years ago, we had [STRIKE]one[/STRIKE] a timetable that [STRIKE]operated throughout[/STRIKE] we adopted widely, but we soon found both the students and the teachers lost interest about halfway through the ten weeks of the course. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

Can I change ‘the expressed language needs’ into ‘the language-expressing needs’?

No, they are different.
expressed language needs - needs that have been written down and formalised, to be met
language-expressing needs - ?

not a teacher

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't think there is enough information here to state that the "expressed needs" were written down and formalized.

 

[tedmc]

Ok, expressed is very general term which could mean anything said but not written. I was thinking along the line of legal use eg. expressed condition in a contract. In the context of this passage, it appears to be a matter that was important enough to warrant the management's attention.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, it appears that both students and teachers were unhappy with the status quo.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Ok

Both 'O' and 'K' should be capitalized.
Not a teacher.

Thank you, Matthew.

diamondcutter, clicking on the 'Thank' button can obviate the need for a new post saying 'Thank you', such is one of the many unwritten rules on this forum.

 

[jutfrank]

From experience, I suspect that word 'expressed' is acting as an adjective meaning something synonymous with 'explicit' or 'specific'. If so, the correct form of the word in this phrase should be 'express', not 'expressed'.

Some collocations using 'express' in this way are: an express desire/wish/need

 

[MikeNewYork]

That could work, but there is nothing wrong with "expressed" used as an adjective.

 

[tedmc]

Yes, 'express' as in 'express condition' was what I had in mind. http://www.clearpointlaw.com/e/express-condition_Obl.php

Not a teacher

 

[MikeNewYork]

That website seems to have a primarily legal focus.