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NeedAnalysis,Definition,1)Needsassessmentistheprocessofdeterminingtheneedsforwhichalearnerorgroupoflearnersrequiresalanguageandarrangingtheneedsaccordingtopriorities.(Richards,Platt,-typesoftextordiscourse:e.g.academictexts,lectures,informalconversations,technicalmanuals,catalogues,Whatwillthecontentareasbe?-subjects:e.g.medicine,biology,architecture,shipping,commerce,engineering-level:e.g.technician,craftsman,postgraduate,secondaryschoolWhowillthelearnerusethelanguagewith?-nativespeakersornon-native-levelofknowledgeofreceiver:e.g.expert,layman,studentrelationship:e.g.colleague,teacher,customer,superior,subordinate,Wherewillthelanguagebeused?-physicalsetting:e.g.office,lecturetheatre,hotel,workshop,library-humancontext:e.g.alone,meetings,demonstrations,ontelephone-linguisticcontext:e.g.inowncountry,abroadWhenwillthelanguagebeused?-concurrentlywiththecourseorsubsequently-frequently,seldom,insmallamounts,inlargechunks,AframeworkforanalyzinglearningneedsWhyarethelearnerstakingthecourse?-compulsoryoroptional-apparentneedornot-Arestatus,money,promotioninvolved?-whatdolearnersthinktheywillachieve?-WhatistheirattitudetowardstheEnglishcourse?DotheywanttoimprovetheirEnglishordotheyresentthetimetheyhavetospendonit?,Howdolearnerslearn?-Whatistheirlearningbackground?-Whatmethodologywillappealtothem?-Whatistheirconceptofteachingandlearning?-Whatsortoftechniquesarelikelytobore/alienatethem?Whatresourcesareavailable?-numberandprofessionalcompetenceofteachers-attitudeofteacherstothecourse-teachers;knowledgeofandtheattitudetothesubjectcontent-materials-aids-opportunitiesforout-of-classactivities,Whoarethelearners?-age/sex/nationality-WhatdotheyknowalreadyaboutEnglish?-Whatsubjectknowledgedotheyhave?-Whataretheirinterests?-Whatistheirsocio-culturalbackground?-Whatteachingstylesaretheyusedto?-WhatistheirattitudetoEnglishortotheculturesoftheEnglishspeakingworld?WherewilltheEnglishcoursetakeplace?-timeofday-everyday/onceaweek-fulltime/part-time-concurrentwithneedorpre-need.,TheLearningNeedsAnalysisQuestionnairecoversthe4LearningSeriesmodulesthatrelatetoindividuals:Learningstyles-affectingthewayspeopleprefertolearnLearningmotivation-affectingtheirwillingnessandenthusiasmtolearnLearnersenvironment-affecti