Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes oeFirst published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 71 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 James Dean Brown The right of James Dean Brown to be identified as author of this, work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data ‘A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in-Publication Data Brown, James Dean, author. Introducing needs analysis and English for specific purposes / James Dean Brown. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. |. English language—Study and teaching (Higher)—Foreign speakers. 2. English language—Business English—Study and teaching (Higher) 3. English language—Technical English—Study and teaching (Higher) 4, English language—Study and teaching (Higher)—Evaluation. 5. Education, Bilingual—Ability testing, I.Title, PEI128,A287323 2016 428.007 |—de23 2015026495 ISBN: 978-1-138-80380-0 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1 -138-80381-7 (pbk) {SBN: 978-1-315-67139-0 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by Book Now Ltd, London Printed and bound in Great Britain by Ashford Colour Press Led Mix Paper from MANCHEST E Fac mre soiree METROPOLITAN wos FSC*CO11748 15 JUN 2016 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY,Contents List of figures vii List of tables ix Preface xi PART I Getting ready to do an ESP needs analysis I 1 Defining needs analysis in English for specific purposes (ESP) 3 2 Focusing the ESP needs analysis 30 Selecting and sequencing ESP needs analysis data collection procedures S7 PART I Doing the ESP needs analysis ol 4 Collecting ESP needs analysis data 93 5 Analyzing and interpreting ESP needs analysis data 122 PART Ill Using the needs analysis results 153 Using the NA results in the rest of the ESP curriculum 155 Reporting on the ESP needs analysis project 184 References 208 Index 222