ESP

1. Needs analysis instrument
Student’s name: ____Alirio Indriago____ Age____58_____
Profile of the student:
Executive at the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) specialist in the area of statistics in charge of the department
of statistics in this banking institution. He has been working in this bank for more than 20 years and has taken
two courses of GE (General English). He requires a course related to his job to attend to conferences with
executives from other countries who only speak English.
Specialty: Statistics Date:
1. Personal Background
Sex
Female
Age
From 18 to 25
From 25 to 30
From 30 to 45
First
language
Spanish
French
Portugues
e
Nationalit
y
Spanish
French
Portugues
e
Other
Mention_
________
Level of
English
before the
entrance
to the
college
Beginner
Medium
Advance
Current
Level of
English
Beginner
Medium
Advance
How much knowledge did you have in your main field of study before the ESP course? (Tick √ on appropriate box)
Very much
knowledge
2. Interest, importance
Are you interested in taking an ESP course? (Tick √ on appropriate box)
Yes, very much
Yes
Not much
Not interested at all
Why is language need it for? (Tick √ an appropriate box)
for study
for work
for training
for a combination of these
for some other purposes, e.g. status,examination, promotion
How will the language be used? (Tick √ on appropriate box)
Medium:
speaking
writing
reading
other
Types of text or discourse:
academic text
lectures
How important do you think
ESP is in comparison with
other subjects? (Tick √ on
appropriate box)
More important than
many other subjects
As important as other
subjects
Less important than other
subjects
Why are you taking the
course? (Tick √ on
appropriate box)
Compulsory
Optional
Apparent need
Not need

2. catalogues. Channel:
telephone
face to face
-mail
3. Feedback to course content (aquí iría el contenido de estadistica)
Topic Very useful Use
ful
Not
usef
ul
4. Language priorities
Please mark your priorities Not
important
Important Priority
To become a more fluent speaker
To become a more accurate speaker
To expand my general vocabulary
To expand my specialist vocabulary
To improve my listening
To improve my pronunciation
To improve my reading
To improve my writing
4. Language skills
Please mark your priorities (Listening) Not
important
Important Priority
Radio or TV programmes in English
Course lectures conducted in English
Telephone calls in English
Other non-English-speaking nationalities
English-speaking nationalities
Please mark your priorities (Writing) Not
important
Important Priority
University level of expression (academic)
Formal business communication
Informal communication with family and friends
Course lecture note-taking
Descriptive and story-writing
Emails and personal letters
Lists and tables of written data
Reports
Means analysis
Where is the course supposed to be
held?_______________________________________________
How is this place like (does it have chairs, a
desk,etc)_______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
What audiovisual materials are there available in that place? (white board,
stereo, TV, DVD, computer, speakers)
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Is it possible to make copies?
_____________________________
Is there any realia available to make us of for the
course?(mention)________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________