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Need Analysis

LESTIANA ZAFITRI
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Definition of need analysis


Classification of need analysis
Processes in need analysis
Kinds of information and source
Instruments and procedures

Definition of Need Analysis


A family of procedures for gathering
information about learners and about
communication tasks. (Nunan, 1988).

Systematic collection and analysis of all


subjective and objective information
necessary to define and validate defensible
curriculum processes that satisfy the
language learning requirements of students
within the contexts of particular institutions
that influence the learning and teaching
situation ( Brown, 1995)

HISTORY
1960-70S

Lexicostatistics,
register analysis

1978

Munbys
Communicative
syllabus Design

Late 1980S

Psychological
Stance to Needs
(Brindley 1989,
Huntchinson and
Waters, 1987).

Needs= list
of discrete
language
items
Needs =
functions and
situations
Needs = linguistic
items + functions
learners perceptions
+ psychological
constructs.

TYPES OF NEEDS
Objective

Subjective

Perceived

Felt

Process
Necessities

Product
Lacks

Wants

PROCESS IN NEED ANALYSIS

Brown, 1995
Making basic decision
Gathering information
Using the information

DECISION MAKING

Who will be involved?


What types of information
should be gathered?
Which viewpoint
should be taken?

Who will be involved?

Need Analist

Audience

Resource Group

Target Group

What kinds of information


should be gathered?

Analytic

Democratic

Diagnostic

Discrepancy

Situation need vs
Language need

Viewpoint?

Linguistic Content
vs Leaning Process

Objective vs
Subjective

Gathering Information

Information required in needs analysis


(what)?
Types of Questions

Types of Instruments

Selecting Procedures

Types of Questions

Solution

Priority

Attitudes

Problems

Abilities

Sources of information (who)?

Learners
Teachers and Administrators
Native speakers in the target context
Documents in the field
Content teachers
ESP research (literature)
Existing information

Instruments and Data Collection Methods

Tests
Observations
Interviews
Meetings
Questionnaires
Brown, 1995

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