Esp - Need Analysis
English for Specific Purposes world, Issue 4, 2008, www.esp-world.info Introduction to Needs Analysis. Mehdi Haseli Songhori
Introduction to Needs Analysis
By: Mehdi Haseli Songhori
Mehdi Haseli Songhori is an MA graduate in TEFL from Shahi Bahonar University of Kerman. He is currently teaching English courses at Azad University of Baft, Kerman. m_haselisonghori@yahoo.comEmail address:
Spring 2007
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English for Specific Purposes world, Issue 4, 2008, www.esp-world.info Introduction to Needs Analysis. Mehdi Haseli Songhori
Introduction
Needs analysis (also known as needs assessment) has a vital role in the process of designing and carrying out any language course, whether it be English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or general English course, and its centrality has been acknowledged by several scholars and authors (Munby, 1978; Richterich and Chancerel, 1987; Hutchinson and Waters, 1987; Berwick, 1989; Brindley, 1989; Tarone and Yule, 1989; Robinson, 1991; Johns, 1991; West, 1994; Allison et al. (1994); Seedhouse, 1995; Jordan, 1997; Dudley-Evans and St. John, 1998; Iwai et al. 1999; HampLyons, 2001; Finney, 2002). Also, the importance of carrying out a needs analysis for developing EAP tests is emphasized by Fulcher (1999), McDonough (1984), and Carrol (1980, cited in Fulcher, 1999) According to Iwai et al. (1999), the term needs analysis generally refers to the activities that are involved in collecting information that will serve as the basis for developing a curriculum that will meet the needs of a particular group of students. Brindley (1989) and Berwick (1989) offer definitions of different types of needs and accounts of various problems and limitations in making use of this concept, including ways in which we might usefully distinguish between needs identified by analysts and those expressed or experienced by learners. In his state-of-the-art article, West (1994) gives a thorough overview of needs analysis in language teaching, including
Introduction to Needs Analysis
By: Mehdi Haseli Songhori
Mehdi Haseli Songhori is an MA graduate in TEFL from Shahi Bahonar University of Kerman. He is currently teaching English courses at Azad University of Baft, Kerman. m_haselisonghori@yahoo.comEmail address:
Spring 2007
1
English for Specific Purposes world, Issue 4, 2008, www.esp-world.info Introduction to Needs Analysis. Mehdi Haseli Songhori
Introduction
Needs analysis (also known as needs assessment) has a vital role in the process of designing and carrying out any language course, whether it be English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or general English course, and its centrality has been acknowledged by several scholars and authors (Munby, 1978; Richterich and Chancerel, 1987; Hutchinson and Waters, 1987; Berwick, 1989; Brindley, 1989; Tarone and Yule, 1989; Robinson, 1991; Johns, 1991; West, 1994; Allison et al. (1994); Seedhouse, 1995; Jordan, 1997; Dudley-Evans and St. John, 1998; Iwai et al. 1999; HampLyons, 2001; Finney, 2002). Also, the importance of carrying out a needs analysis for developing EAP tests is emphasized by Fulcher (1999), McDonough (1984), and Carrol (1980, cited in Fulcher, 1999) According to Iwai et al. (1999), the term needs analysis generally refers to the activities that are involved in collecting information that will serve as the basis for developing a curriculum that will meet the needs of a particular group of students. Brindley (1989) and Berwick (1989) offer definitions of different types of needs and accounts of various problems and limitations in making use of this concept, including ways in which we might usefully distinguish between needs identified by analysts and those expressed or experienced by learners. In his state-of-the-art article, West (1994) gives a thorough overview of needs analysis in language teaching, including
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