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1. TEMA 4
1. Needs Analysis are meant to provide information on what the teacher is not teaching
FALSE. It is gather and interpret it to understand how the student is progressing through
learning.
2. Needs Analysis generally only provide information on deficiency analysis for learners´
current wants and needs and current deficiencies or lacks.
FALSE. Brown (2016) provides 9 different types of language Needs Analysis
3. Information that can be gathered through a Needs Analysis include ...
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES (this focuses on specific competencies such as reading, writing,
listening and speaking)
FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES
COGNITIVE OR LEARNING PROCESSES (this relates to the skills acquired, learning
processes, experiences or dynamics within the language class)
NO Assessment Evaluation (this is not part of needs analysis)
4. The fourth step in writing a Needs Analysis..
DEFINE THE PURPOSE OF THE ANALYSIS (This is the 1st step)
DECIDE UPON APPROACHES AND SYLLABUS (This is the 3rd step)
RECOGNIZE THE CONSTRAINTS
5. Once the data has been analyzed it is important to start making changes without
considering the students wants and needs.
FALSE (Although it may be teachers first instinct to implement change without the
students´ involvement, it´s their learning at hand, so it is important to get feedback from
them as well)
6. Needs Analysis can only be implemented in formal education
FALSE (It is also important language academies, tutors and other individuals teaching
language include a Needs Analysis to follow up their students´ learning
7. Informal ways of doing Needs Analysis can be ...
IN GROUPS (It can also be very telling of what an individual can do when working in a
group)
NO Written or Orally (There is no rules that say it must be written)
QUICK (Yes, there are no rules that say how long it must be)
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8. Needs Analysis can only be done for students that can write
FALSE (Students can do this orally)

2. 9. Needs Analysis should only be done in the second language, translation should not be
allowed
FALSE. Depending on the needs of the student, it may be more effective to do it in the
students´ mother tongue to get effective feedback
10. Needs Analysis only occurs at the beginning of the course
FALSE. It is wise to continually do a Needs Analysus throughout the course, utilizing the
different types, to check in with students.