THE IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS ANALYSIS IN

MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

POSSIBLE NEEDS

Administrators, Parents, Teachers, and

Learners.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Educational policy.
Socio-political needs.
Market forces.
Constraints (e.g., time, budget, resources).

PARENTS
May vary depending on their level of education and experience of
learning English.
Some simply concern about to what extent their children
communicate effectively in foreign language and others about the
scores that their children obtain in their academic life.

TEACHERS
PERSONAL NEEDS PROFESSIONAL NEEDS
Age. Sex. Preferred learing styles.
Cultural background. Teacher training experience.
interests. Teaching experrience.
Educational background.
Languages proficiency.

LEARNERS
FUTURE PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING NEEDS NEEDS
Learning styles.
PERSONAL NEEDS Requeriments for the future
Previous language learning
Age. Sex experiences. undertakings in terms of:
Cultural background. Gap between the target level and Knowledge of language
the present level of proficiency in
Interests. various competence areas.
Knowledge of language use
Educational background. Teaching goals and expectations L2 competence.
for a course.

The cooperation of partner groups, learners,

teachers, administrators and publishers in harmony
may reduce the possible tension between reliable
and valid needs analysis and practical analysis. It is
worth considering a wide range of possible
viewpoints. (Nation & Macalister, 2010)
and we should consider the efficiency of the
materials.
Aurora Isabel Núñez Bonilla

Referencias
Masuhara, 1998. pp. 240-241