Step 1: Read Sample Needs Analyses
Before you begin writing, look at the PDFs containing sample needs analyses below:
Sample Needs Analysis
Step 2: Write Your Needs Analysis
Think of 6-10 questions you would like to ask your students. These can be questions can be on various themes, depending on how well you know your students and what you wish to find out. For example, you can ask what they like and dislike about learning English, topics of interest to them, what they see as their strengths and weaknesses in English, your students’ preferences in teaching and learning styles, personal interests and hobbies that might influence the themes you choose to include in your materials and activities, etc.
Write your needs analysis questionnaire for this assignment.
Step 3: Submit Your Assignment
Submit your needs analysis in this assignment. Please include the following:
a. Write a brief description of your teaching context for this needs analysis (type of institution, age of students, proficiency level, hours of instruction, etc.).
b. List the questions you asked in your needs analysis instrument.
c. Briefly describe why you asked what you asked and why you chose those questions. How will the information you collect be helpful to you in goal setting, activity design, and/or materials development?
d. Please attach a copy of the Needs Analysis Instrument you wrote.
Seperately: you will go ahead and give the survey questionnaire to your school-age students & report on the results. If you are not currently teaching, see if you can find a few students or use your own child/niece/nephew, or even your neighbor’s kid, to fill out the questionnaire.
