Who will be involved Philosophies of Needs Analysis Brown, J. D. 1995. The Elements of Language Curriculum.

1. Needs Analysis

2. Needs Analysis
(Needs Assessment)
Gathering
information
Developing
curriculum
• Goals and objectives
• Tests, materials,
teaching activities,
evaluation,

3. Who will be involved?
Target group
• Students
Audience
• Teachers. Teacher aides, program administrators, governing bodies of the program.
Needs analysis
• Analysts, consultant
Resource group (source of information about the target group)
• Parents, financial supports, or future employers, related professors

4. Philosophies of Needs Analysis
1. Discrepancy philosophy
 Needs are viewed as difference between desired performance from the students
and what they are actually doing. Gathering detailed information about what is
needed to change students’ performance.
2. Democratic philosophy
 Needs are viewed as any change desired by the majority of the group involved
(students, teachers, program adm., owners). Leading to most desired learning by the
chosen group.

5. Philosophies of Needs Analysis
3. Analytic philosophy
 A need is whatever the students will naturally learn next based on what is known
about them and the learning processes involved: stage x learn x+1 (hierarchical).
Leading to the existing literature on SL acquisition in search of steps of learning
process.
4. Diagnostic philosophy
 A need is anything harmful if missing. Leading to important language skills necessary
for immigrants to survive.

6. TASK
You are about to conduct a needs analysis.
 What kind of course you are going to design?
 What is the philosophy of needs analysis you work with? Why?
 Who will be involved in your needs analysis?
 What kind of information do you expect from each participant/group?

7. Reference
 Brown, J. D. 1995. The Elements of Language Curriculum.