The document discusses needs analysis for language learning. It defines needs analysis and lists its typical steps: determining goals and objectives, conceptualizing content, selecting materials and activities, organizing content and activities, evaluation, and considering resources and constraints. It also discusses determining learner needs, common purposes of needs analysis, who is involved in the needs analysis process, and examples of procedures and information used to conduct a needs analysis.

1.  Needs analysis
1. Determining goals and objectives
2. Conceptualizing content
3. Selecting and developing materials and
activities
4. Organization of content and activities
5. Evaluation
6. Consideration of resources and constraints

3.  The term needs is not as straightforward as it
might appear, and hence the term is
sometimes used to refer to wants, desires,
demands, expectations, motivations, lacks,
constraints and requirements.

5. 1. top find out what language skills a learner needs in
order t perform a particular role, such as sales
manager, tour guide, or university student.
2. to help determine if an existing course adequately
addresses the needs of potential students
3. to determine which students from a group are most
in need of training in particular language skills
4. to identify a change of direction that people in a
reference group feel is important
5. to identify a gap between what students are able to
do and what they need to be able to do
6. to collect information a bout a particular problem
learners are experiencing

6.  The target population in a need analysis refers to the
people about whom information will be collected.
These may include:
 Policy makers
 Ministry of education officers
 Teachers
 Students
 Academics
 Employers
 Vocational training specialists
 Parents
 Influential individuals and pressure groups
 Academic specialists community agencies

7.  A variety of procedures can be used in conducting needs
analysis and the kind of information obtained is often
dependent on the type of procedure selected.
 Example of students’ writing problems enrolled in
American universities:
 Samples of students writing
 Test data on students performance
 Reports by teachers on typical problems students face
 Opinions of experts
 Information from students via interviews and questionnaires
 Analysis of textbooks teaching academic writing
 Survey of related literature
 Examples of writing programs from other institutions
 Examples of writing assignments given to first year university students

8. Participatory processes Learning strategies Content
Culture Tasks and activities Competencies
Functions Notions and topics Communicative
situations
Grammar Pronunciation Vocabulary