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Introduction
What are ‘Needs’?
Wants, desires, demands, expectation, motivations,
lacks, constraints, and requirements (Brindley 1984)
Method:
Staff questionnaire:
* background information about the course
* overview of problems experienced by ESL students
* linguistic demands of the course
* suggestions to which language skills should be focuses on
* modifications made in teaching or in examinations
Students questionnaire
The users of needs analysis
Small-scale needs analysis
Teacher
Program coordinator
The target population
Language learners or potential language learners
Ministry of education officials
Teachers
Academics
Employers
Vocational training specialists
Parents
Academic specialists
The target population
Students
Former students