Needs Analysis Questionnaire for ESP

NEEDS ANALYSIS PART 1

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name:

Company:

Course dates:

Job title:

English learning experience (How long? Where?)

2. What is the most important reason that you need English for? You can choose more than one. - For travel - Study - Business meetings - An exam - Reading literature - Friendship - Emigration - Relationship - To study something - General interest - Attending conferences 3. Write 5 things you would like to be able to do better in English (e.g. write a letter to a friend) 1. _________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________________

4. Please tell us about your language level at the moment (Now) and your priorities for improvement by the end of your course (Future), where 1-5 correspond to: 1

2

None / Not great /

3 OK

4 / Good

5 / Excellent. Now

Future

(a) your comprehension when reading ........

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(b) your fluency and confidence in speaking

(c) your accuracy when you speak

(d) your understanding of other speakers

(e) your accuracy when writing

(f) your range of vocabulary ........

5.

1 Never

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Please tell us how much you expect to use English in the following contexts where 1-5 correspond to: 2 / Rarely e.g. some years

3 / Sometimes

4 / Frequently

e.g. most months e.g. most weeks

5 / A lot e.g. most days

(a) reading reports, correspondence etc. ______ (b) reading instruction manuals, technical articles etc. ______ (c) telephone calls ______ (d) conversation and informal meetings in small groups ______

(e) participating in formal meetings _____ (f) addressing an audience - giving presentations ______ (g) taking notes during meetings, conferences etc. _____ (h) writing business letters, emails etc. ______ (i) writing reports ______ (j) working with others who speak English ______ (k) travelling (airports, hotels etc.) _______ (l) extended visits abroad including social contact ______ (m) looking after English-speaking visitors ______

6. In the future are you expected to communicate mostly in English with a) native speakers of English b) non-native speakers of English

PART 2

7. In class do you like learning a- individually?

Yes/No

b- in pairs?

Yes/No

c. in small groups?

Yes/No

d. in one large group?

Yes/No

8. Do you want to do homework?

Yes/No

If so, how much time have you got for homework outside class hours? ______ hours a day or

______ hours a week

How would you like to spend this time? a- preparing for the next class?

Yes/No

b- reviewing the day’s work?

Yes/No

c- doing some kind of activity based on your personal experience, work experience or interests? Yes/No

9. What do you usually do to practice your English outside of the class? a- read magazines, newspapers etc. in English b- read graded readers c- listen to the news in English d- watch movies, documentaries, tv series (i.e. How I Met Your Mother) e. talk to native speakers (i.e. online chat groups, penfriends etc.) f. talk to my friends, colleagues etc. in English g. do exercises in grammar books h. memorise vocabulary i. other _____________________________________

10. Topics of interest: Please tick the topics you like Music Food Environment Science and Technology Other cultures Target Culture Travel Sports Politics Holidays

VAK How do you like to learn? 1. I like to practise the sounds and pronunciation. 2. I like the teacher to tell me all my mistakes. 3. In class, I like to learn by conversations. 4. I like the teacher to explain everything to us. 5. I like to learn many new words. 6. I like to learn by talking to friends in English. 7. I like to learn by watching & listening to native speakers. 8. I like to learn English words by hearing them. 9. I like to learn English words by seeing them. 10. I like the teacher to help me talk about my interests. 11. I like to learn English in small groups. 12. I like to learn English words by doing something. 13. I like to study grammar. 14. At home, I like to learn by watching TV in English. 15. I like to learn by listening to English songs. 16. I like to learn by memorising lists. 17. I like the teacher to give us a problem to work on. 18. I like to go out with classmates and study/practise English. 19. At home, I like to learn by studying English books. 20. In English lessons I like to learn by reading. 21. I want to write everything in my notebook. 22. In class I like to listen to cassettes. 23. I like the teacher to let me find my own mistakes. 24. At home, I like to learn by reading English newspapers etc. 25. In class I like to learn by pictures, video. 26. I like to learn English with the whole class. 27. I like to learn English by working in pairs. 28. In class, I like to learn by games. 29. I like to study by myself. 30. At home, I like to learn by using cassettes.

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