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Needs analysis on 2nd year English major students in NCBUCT Focusing on the elements of an excellent teacher that Ss expect Presenter: 郭海燕 Group member: 张 黎 邹丽丽 徐 鑫 Oct. 14th, 2008

1 Reasons for needs analysis Background Current problems in the classes (observation) 1.3 The benefits of needs analysis1.3 3

Current problems in the classes (observation)  Ss get absent-minded  cannot understand the teacher  cannot get satisfied with what is taught  Teachers ignore Ss wants and responses  Ss do not turn to teachers though they are confused  Ss do not cooperate with teachers as expected  Ss do not feel like posing or answering questions

Background  lack of good learning habits,  not highly motivated.  need more help from the teachers  the teachers are not authorized to design the syllabus or even choose the textbooks  The only thing that teachers can do is to adapt themselves to Ss’ needs.

The benefits of needs analysis  help to create a harmonious learning atmosphere  lead to favorable teaching effect.  make effective decisions and benefits teachers:  Problems that bother the teacher will be apparent  Appropriate methods will be identified and used  Ss can be motivated

2 Literature Review 2.1 Definition of needs analysis 2.2 Classification of needs analysis

Definition of needs analysis Needs analysis refers to the systematic collection and analysis of all subjective and objective information necessary to define and validate defensible curriculum purposes that satisfy the language learning requirements of students within the context of particular institutions that influence the learning and teaching situation. ( James Dean Brown,2001)

Classification of needs analysis needsTarget needs necessitieslackswants Learning needs PsychologicalAttitudinalmaterials

Learning needs: what the learners need to do in order to learn psychological needs Sense of security Self-esteem attitudinal needs Classrooms Learning places material needs Textbooks Tapes References

Learning needs

3 Procedures of the needs analysis planning Data -collecting Information Analyzing

What information to find? Why should we find the information? How do we find it? planning Procedures of the needs analysis

What information to find? personal styles professional qualities/competence teachers’ ethic devotion

Data-collecting  We have distributed 120 pages of questionnaires  we collected 111 pages, in which 100 are valid.  The data is typed into computer and processed with SPSS 14.0 software.

Frequency Table FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent Valid Total FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent Valid Total V3 V5

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Frequency Table V19 FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent Valid Total V20 FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent Valid Total

Output 3 关心学生学习及生活情况。 5 客观公平地对待学生。 7 在教学方法上富有创造性。 14 教学灵活多样。 19 讲课充满激情，富有感染力。 20 风趣幽默。

Findings and Reflections  1 fairness  2 passion  3 creativeness and flexibility

4 Bibliography  James Dean Brown The Elements of Language Curriculum: A Systematic Approach to Program Development  Hutchinson, Tom & Waters, Alan (1987). English for Specific Purpose.  Wang Qiang 2006, A Course in English Language Teaching

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