Part of a full series of ppts on curriculum development available on EFL Classroom - https://community.eflclassroom.com/forum2/topics/elt-curriculum-development

1. Designing Language Courses
Needs Assessments

2. Task 6.1 Ever asked?

3. What are their needs?

4. Needs Analysis Overview

5. Richards / Graves

6. Task 6.2
What questions /
experience do you
have?

7. The Needs Assessment Cycle

8. Why do all this work?

9. Task 6.3 – What? Who?

10. Task 6.4 What info exactly?

11. Task 6.5 Objective or Subjective?
How might this type of information help you?

12. Factors Guiding Choices
Prior knowledge of
students
The Purpose of the
Course
Your beliefs

13. Task 6.6 Denise’s Needs survey
Which areas did she focus
on?
What did you like about her
approach?
What didn’t you like? Why?
Did she miss out on anything
maybe?

14. Task 6.7 Chris’s Needs Survey
Which areas did he focus on?
What did you like about his
approach?
What didn’t you like? Why?
Did he miss out on anything
maybe?

15. Task 6.8 - Think about your course.
What information will you gather?

16. Task 6.9 People
Who are the stakeholders in your
course?
Which will you consult?
What possible conflicts may
arise?
How might you resolve them?

17. 6.10 – Map our your approach
My Course

18. When should you administer?
Pre course?
Initial ?
On going?

19. Task 6.11
After reading – What did John
find out about giving a needs
survey?
What is most useful? What might
not be useful?
Any further advice?

20. Types of Needs Assessments
Questionnaire
Interviews
Surveys
Ranking
Group activities
Feedback in class
- discussions/conferences/learning
diaries / journals, writing activities

21. ATTENTION!
 No need to do tasks
6.12 / 6.13 / 6.14

22. Task 6.15 – Your plan
 Using the examples from the book
(pgs. 107/108)
Draw up a simple plan for the needs
survey of your own course!