scholarly journals Needs Analysis and Esp Course Design: Self-Perception of Language Needs Among Pre-Service Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbora Chovancová
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Course Design ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Syllabus Design ◽  
Actual Target

Abstract In the context of recent social changes in Central Europe, the article outlines the need for a change in the traditional syllabi for legal English classes. It deals with needs analysis as one of the most important sources of inspiration in syllabus design. First, needs analysis is situated within the methodology of English for Specific Purposes. Then, the rationale for a needs analysis survey among pre-service students in current legal English courses is presented and, finally, the findings are interpreted with respect to the actual target situations that students are likely to encounter after graduation. The article concludes by pointing out that although pre-service students may have vague ideas about the use of English in their future jobs, course instructors should consider their needs and wants because they are crucial for increasing the students’ motivation. Instructors and course designers should, however, obtain information from professionals and former graduates as well because that will enable them to address the actual target situations most effectively.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis and Course Design; A Framework for Designing Exam Courses

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Reza Eshtehardi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Course Assessment ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Language Needs

This paper introduces a framework for designing exam courses and highlights the importance of needs analysis in designing exam courses. The main objectives of this paper are to highlight the key role of needs analysis in designing exam courses, to offer a framework for designing exam courses, to show the language needs of different students for IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam, to offer an analysis of those needs and to explain how they will be taken into account for the design of the course. First, I will concentrate on some distinguishing features in exam classes, which make them different from general English classes. Secondly, I will introduce a framework for needs analysis and diagnostic testing and highlight the importance of needs analysis for the design of syllabus and language courses. Thirdly, I will describe significant features of syllabus design, course assessment, and evaluation procedures.

scholarly journals APPROACHES AND STEPS IN ESP COURSE DESIGN

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muthmainnah -- ◽  
Like Raskova Octaberlina ◽  
Nenni Dwi Aprianti Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Course Design ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Efl Teaching ◽  
Teaching Area ◽  
Structured Approach ◽  
Three Components

This paper discusses how ESP (English for Specific Purposes) course design has developed into one of the most trending EFL teaching fields since the early 1960s. It's a phenomenon that has grown out of a number of other course designs. To date we have come across a huge range of course offers in the ESP field. each course has its own teaching area and has a design or approach to running the course. This paper aims to find out what kind of approach and design is contained or used in each ESP course that integrates all the needs of the course. It is about how to integrate the three components of needs analysis, PSA, TSA, and LSA, and integrated sources of data holders, students, teachers, and experts. Each step of the structured approach will integrate all the components required in an ESP course.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis in EFL Teaching in Greece: The Teachers’ Stance

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Marina Chatzikyriakou ◽  
Makrina Zafiri
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Syllabus Design

The present research aims at identifying the way teachers in the Greek private sector become aware of their students’ needs and how they implement this knowledge in course and syllabus design. More specifically, teachers’ beliefs on the role and effectiveness of needs analysis in course and syllabus design were explored through both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The reason for conducting a study of this kind and caliber is the fact that syllabuses are mainly test-oriented within the context of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in private institutes in Greece, as obtaining certificates is the primary goal, and teachers are asked to align courses and syllabuses to their students’ needs. The findings revealed that teachers acknowledge the significance of needs analysis and implement their findings in course design. They also revealed the methods they use in order to become aware of their students’ needs. These results will benefit EFL teachers who want to maximize their potential and facilitate their students’ learning.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis of English Language for Geoscience Undergraduates of Bamyan University

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yasin Hamdard
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Language Program ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Student Questionnaire ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Vital Effect

The purpose of this investigation was to identify the English language needs of the students currently studying at the Geoscience faculty of Bamyan University in Afghanistan. Total number of 306 under-graduates of Geoscience students from the second and third-year classes took part in this investigation. The main tool for data collection was a student questionnaire used to evaluate learners’ perceptions and needs of the English language. The results of the study show that when students come to the University, the English language proficiencies are quite low. The finding of the research shows that 20 per cent of the students’ level are beginner, 30 per cent of the students’ level are in pre-intermediate, 30 per cent of them are intermediate level and 15 per cent of them are in the upper-intermediate level and 5 per cent of them are in advance level. And most of the students’ study English for academic purpose and for their future profession. Likewise, the students believe that their English language proficiency has a vital effect on their academic performance in content subjects. Furthermore, the current English language program and classroom resources do not fulfil their needs as they prefer to have a class with lots of activities or more student-centred. Moreover, a majority of the students were not satisfied with the amount of time allocated for English classes. In addition, the majority of the students believe that if we don’t know English well, we can’t find a handsomely paid job. It is hoped that the findings of this study would be the basis for designing a suitable course that would meet students’ needs. Keywords: Needs analysis, English language needs, language proficiency

scholarly journals Unpacking Writing Needs of Nepalese University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-269
Author(s):  
Gopal Prasad Pandey
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Syllabus Design

Assessing students’ needs is an integral part of English for specific purposes (ESP) syllabus design. Due to the significance of writing in the English for business specific purposes, there has been increasing interest in ESP studies to assess students’ writing needs. This study aimed at exploring writing needs of Bachelor of Business Studies students of Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu, Nepal. Ninety two Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) first year students and 10 English teachers of TU took part in this study. Questionnaires served as the main tools for conducting needs analysis (NA). The findings revealed that both the groups of participants (students and teachers) perceived all seven sub-skills of writing as ‘important’. There is consistency between students’ perceptions of importance of subskills of writing and teachers’ perception of importance of the sub-skills. Regarding the perceived competence, teacher participants found their students’ abilities to be “not very good” or even “poor” in the subskills which they considered ‘important’ or ‘very important’. They rated their students at levels lower than the ones students did. Students were rated poor at the following subskills of writing: reports, memos; agendas, notices; instruction booklets; user manuals; company brochures; letters and diaries and messages. Findings indicated that ESP teachers are required to help students learn all the subskills of writing so that they can communicate in the target situations effectively.  

scholarly journals A NEEDS ASSESSMENT APPROACH TO ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) BASED SYLLABUS DESIGN IN BANGLADESH VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (BVTE)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Common Core ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Vocational And Technical Education ◽  
Assessment Approach

Abstract: This paper describes the initial phase of a needs analysis which is developed in the context of Bangladesh Vocational and Technical Education (BVTE) with the aim to identify the needs of a target group of learners and introduce English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course design. Although the compulsory English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses have been used at various programs of BVTE since 1996, they were not based on any systemic Needs Analysis nor have they been subjected to any evaluation. The paper also aims to conducts a Needs Analysis to obtain data which will be used to develop a meaningful, useful and beneficial, common core ESP programme for Bangladesh Vocational and Technical Board (BVTB) students. This process takes into account the needs of the various stakeholders involved including the policy makers, decision-makers, subject and language teachers and prospective employers. It mainly will make use of Hutchinson and Waters’ (1987) Learning-centred approach, Holliday and Nunan’s (1988) Needs Analysis description for conducting the Needs Analysis and specifying the content for a common-core ESP course. A mix method is adopted with questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, classroom observation and document study being the main data gathering tools, in order to ensure triangulation of data.

scholarly journals The Role of Needs Analysis in English for Specific Purposes

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Gusti Astika
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Teaching Language ◽  
Syllabus Design

This article discusses the role of needs analysis in ESP. 'reaching ESP should not he considered as a different kind of teaching the language but rather as an approach as it is also based on the commonly held belief of teaching language for communicative purposes. The problems that ESP teachers have are similar to those of teachers of English for general purposes although there are some additional problems that may he beyond methods and pedagogy especially those related to non-linguistic matters. Students' needs are discussed from different angles and the theoretical basis of needs analysis is derived from the ideas of communicative competence proposed by Hymes (1972) and Canale and Swain (1980). Different approaches to needs analysis and its importance are also discussed. Finally, a model of framework for needs analysis as a basis for syllabus design is presented.

scholarly journals Proposing a comprehensive framework for needs analysis in ESP – on the integrality of needs analysis in Business English course design

1970 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
PIOTR ROMANOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Business English ◽  
Syllabus Design ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
The Impact

The present paper discusses the importance of needs analysis in ESP. By delving into different theories, the author’s overall objective is to scrutinize a wide spectrum of existing frameworks that would lead to a single, comprehensive model for needs assessment. The impact of the said approaches on course design is underlined with the particular example of Business English. Ultimately, the author unveils a framework which could serve as a basis for syllabus design in all types of ESP courses.

scholarly journals English for Specific Purposes: A Study Investigating the Mismatch between the “Cutting Edge” Course Book and the Needs of Prince Sultan Air Base Students

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Abdulrahman M. Alshabeb ◽  
Fhaid H. Alsubaie ◽  
Abdulaziz Z. Albasheer
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Language Needs ◽  
Practical Performance ◽  
Linguistic Input ◽  
Collection Methods

Needs analysis is generally believed to be important in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) context because it enables practitioners and material writers to find out about their learners’ needs. Thus, the main research question focuses on the perceived English language needs of the learners at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), and the study involves an investigation into the mismatch between the Cutting Edge course book and the needs of PSAB students. A total of 70 students from different technical sections at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Saudi Arabia participated in the study. Two types of data collection methods were used in this study: quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interviews). The results obtained reveal that the current course book being used at PSAB does not meet their needs because the activities provided are not relevant to the specific context of their field, which is mainly military and aviation. Finding and adapting a textbook that is clearly linked to these students’ needs and to the course objectives is suggested as one possible solution. In the context of PSAB, data from the interviews and surveys shows the need to assess the content of the course book in relation to the needs of the learners. It also indicates the strong demand of the students for supplementary materials that provide linguistic input to match their needs. Finally, offering supplementary materials and content-based instructions for those students would help to bridge the gap between language training and practical performance needs in real situations.

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