"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but

where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Course design
Dear Students,

‌Welcome to this unit: "Course design"

‌The main objective of this training unit is to provide the foundations that all
students at the licentiate program must take into account to develop the
accompaniment to the process in the best way.

‌The invitation is to read the suggested material and develop the activities,
timely making the delivery of the same in time. Therefore, within the
development of different activities proposed, it is essential to remember the use
of bibliographic sources and webography if necessary.

‌I invite you to navigate through the components that make up this unit.

Let’s start! Grab your book! Yes, that one!

English for Specific Purposes Tom Hutchinson, Alan Waters

GO to CHAPTER 5 and read about THEORY OF LEARNING

In ESP, the main concern of the research and the materials is on the
language analysis.  The language that we used in everyday life is the reflection
of the human thought processes. The better way in learning language is
actually not based on analysis the nature of the language but more to the
understanding the structures and processes in the mind. But it still has
difficulties because we only know a little about the way people in learning
something. The techniques, method, and content of language learning just
only can be improved by the action in the classroom.  Language that we learn
must have the theories, and in this case, we must describe the theories in
development of language according to the needs of the learners.
Having read the chapter, please use all you leant and….

Make chart where you compare the six main theories of learning.
In the chart include:
1. Definition
2. Principles
3. How Learning Occurs
4. How motivation occurs
5. Factors Influencing knowledge
6. Role of Memory
7. Instructional Design
8. Implications for Teaching

And send it to the following email address:

italadiaz@correo.unicordoba.edu.co

Once you finished this step, go to the forum in the following link :
https://coursedesign1.foroactivo.com/t2-theories-of-learning and answer the
question there.

So far you have finished part of the assignment!

Let’s continue….

Now go to CHAPTER 6 and read about NEEDS ANALYSIS!

Then answer the following:
1. Search over several sources and gather information to make a definition of
needs analysis, mention information about its origins

2. Make a diagram to show the course design cycle emphasizing when to

conduct a needs analysis and what consideration should you have.

3. Define and Stablish the difference between target situation needs, learning
needs. What focus should you have to analyze target situation needs, learning
needs?

4. How does this model differ from Dudley-Evans & St John (1998) model?
Make a T-chart.

5. Read the following statement and next to it write whether if they are target or
learning situation.

Write target situation or learning situation and complete the chart at the end
1. I need to see vocabulary written down.
2. I have occasional meetings with British
colleagues.
3. I find it difficult to write persuasively.
4. I pick things up by listening.
5. Student X needs to read more widely.
6. I like problem solving.
 7. I get my tenses mixed up.
8. I hate group work.
9. I have to write reports.
10. My problem is finding the right word.
11.
12.
13.

6. READ THE FOLLOWING article and answer the questions

Cowling, J.D. (2007). Needs analysis: Planning a syllabus for a series of

intensive workshop courses at a leading Japanese company. English for
Specific Purposes, 26(4), 426-442.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088949060600055X?via
%3Dihub

What was/were…
1. the client’s requirements?

2. the target group?

3. sources of information used for
needs analysis?

4. methods of data gathering used?

5. methods of data gathering discussed

but not used? Why were they not
used?

6. information provided during each

step in the data gathering process?

7. the most useful and the most

disappointing step in needs analysis?

7. According to this article, define their

target need and learning need.
 Let’s continue learning, now……

Analyse the following cases and decide about their situation. Then suggest the
person to take a specific course that could cope with his requirements.
Learner 1:
What are his necessities, lacks and wants?
 Karl Jensen is a German engineer who has a frequent and important
need to read texts in English. He also needs to talk to overseas colleagues
occasionally, for example, at the annual planning conference. The company he
works for is a multi-national company and the operating language for
communication outside national boundaries is English, although the majority
of workers are non-native speakers. By any quantitative analysis Karl Jensen’s
need is for reading, because it is a much more frequent activity for him. But he
feels a far stronger need to spend his time in the English class improving his
oral competence. Why? The answer lies in the way in which he identifies his
own personality with the use of a foreign language. He reads in private and at
his own speed: he can use a dictionary if he wants. But when he is speaking,
his pride is on the line: his English competence (or lack of it, as he sees it) is
exposed for all to see and he is under pressure to participate at a speed
determined by the discourse.

Name Karl Jensen

Necessities The improvement of his oral proficiency

Lacks He reads in private and at his own speed: he can use a dictionary if
he wants. But when he is speaking, his pride is on the line: his
English competence (or lack of it, as he sees it) is exposed for all to
see and he is under pressure to participate at a speed determined by
the discourse.
Wants he identifies his own personality with the use of a foreign language.

Course
suggestion

 Learner 2:
What are her necessities, lacks and wants?
Li Yun Zhen is a Chinese graduate in chemistry, who is going to study in the
United States. She needs to be able to survive socially and professionally in an
 English-speaking community. Fluency is, therefore, her greatest need. Li Yun
Zhen, however, prefers to spend her time improving her knowledge of English
grammar. Why? Her answer lies in her estimation of priorities. In order to be
accepted for her course of study she must first pass a test. The most important
criterion in the test is grammatical accuracy. She, therefore, sees as her
priority need as being to pass the test.

Name Li Yun Zhen

Necessities Li Yun Zhen, however, prefers to spend her time improving her
knowledge of English grammar
Lacks grammatical accuracy

Wants her priority need as being to pass the test.

Course
suggestion

Learner 3:
What are his necessities, lacks and wants?
Name Jose Lima

Necessities His spoken English is not very accurate, but is fluent. His employer
feels that Jose ‘s real need is for greater accuracy in spoken
conversation, because it reflects badly on the company’s image to
have one of its representatives speaking very incorrect English.
Lacks  He has little motivation to attend classes.

Wants he communicates very well. He sees the English classes as a

criticism of his performance as a salesman.
Course
suggestion

 Jose Lima is a Brazilian salesman. He needs to be able to talk on the

telephone to customers and to other colleagues. He also needs to read
 catalogues and business letters. Jose is an outgoing, sociable man, who gets on
easily with people. His spoken English is not very accurate, but is fluent. His
employer feels that Jose ‘s real need is for greater accuracy in spoken
conversation, because it reflects badly on the company’s image to have one of
its representatives speaking very incorrect English. However, Jose feels that
his spoken English very good, and he resents the implication that it is not.
After all, he communicates very well. He sees the English classes as a
criticism of his performance as a salesman. He, therefore, has little motivation
to attend classes.

Finally,
8. Make an analysis of your own learners ‘needs (if you have or classmates)
using the framework for analyzing target needs suggested in the book
9. Make an analysis of your own teaching /learning situation using the
framework for analyzing learning needs suggested in the book

This work should be organized in a word document and send to

italadiaz@correo.unicordoba.edu.co