Needs Analysis and Its Relation with Courses and Proficiency Tests in English for a Group of Brazilian Military Pilots
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https://doi.org/10.21165/el.v45i2.585Keywords:
Needs Analysis, target situation analysis, learning situation analysis.Abstract
Needs Analysis has been widely discussed as the first step in the design of courses, curriculum, and materials for teaching languages, as well as in the definition of tasks for proficiency tests in English for Specific Purposes. The aim of this study is to highlight the importance of Needs Analysis for a group of Brazilian military pilots. A bibliographical review about the theme indicates how theorists define Needs Analysis and elaborate a conceptual distinction between the Target Situation Analysis, which comprises language in use, and the Learning Situation Analysis, which takes into account the way language is taught/learned. Such distinction is critical to define the most appropriate model of needs analysis to be used in each case.
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