NEEDS ANALYSIS

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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PRESENTED BY GROUP 2

Sartika Sintya Ishmah Paryanti Yanwar Siti Bulqis

20227470149 Muntazilah Aliyani 20227470148 Abidin Farika
20227470139 20227470039 20227470165 20227470068
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DEFINITION OF
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Jeri Manning's experience with needs assessment, with she describes
below, is in many ways typical of teachers who are exploring how it
work with it in systematic ways. Her descriptions serves as point of
departure for the chapter because she raises interesting issues about
the hows, whats, and whens of needs assessment. She describes her
experience during her teaching practicum.
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 THE PURPOSES OF

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According to Richards (2005), the first step in

conducting a need analysis is to decide exactly what
the purposes of need analysis are
a good teacher should know well first
who the students are in order to be easy
to design the learning program.
 NEEDS ANALYSIS
IN LANGUAGE TEACHING
To collect information about particular problem
1 learners are experiencing.

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To find out the required skills a learner needs in
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order to perform a particular role at work-place.

To help determine if the existing course adequately
3 addresses the needs of potential students.
To determine which students from a group are most
4 in need of training in particular language skills.
To identity a gap between what students are able to
5 do and what they need to be able to do.
 TOOLS OF
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• -necessities >
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students
1 required
knowledge
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TARGET • lacks > students LEARNING
NEEDS present NEEDS
• pre-course
OBJECTIVE knowledge SUBBJECTIVE
• initial
NEEDS • wants > NEEDS
• ongoing
students wishes
 DISCOVERING
TARGET NEEDS

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Questionnaires Interviews Observations

Data Informal Assignments Test

collections consultations
 SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT
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1. What will the course be used for?

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2. Why are the student taking the course?

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3. What will the language be used?

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4. Who are the students?
5. What do they know already about English?
6. What are their learning and social cultural background?
7. What is their attitude to English and to English culture?
8. What resources materials are available?
9. What is their concept of teaching and learning?
10. What learning a methodology will appeal to the
student?
 ANOTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT
NEEDS ANALYSIS
1. Who are the learners and what are their English proficiency levels?
2. What are the specific English language skills (reading, writing, listening,
speaking) that need to be developed?

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3. What are the learners' learning preferences and needs?

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4. What are the learners' motivation levels for learning English?

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5. What are the specific language functions that the learners will need in their
professional or academic contexts?
6. What are the learners' cultural backgrounds and how can this be taken into
consideration in the curriculum?
7. What are the learners' exposure to authentic English language materials and
how can this be increased?
8. What are the common errors and difficulties that learners face in learning
English and how can these be addressed?
9. What are the resources and materials available for English language teaching?
10. How can technology be integrated into the curriculum to enhance English
language learning?
 EVALUATING
NEEDS ANALYSIS
According to Nation and Macalister (2010), needs

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analysis is a kind assessment and those can be

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evaluated by considering:

validity
reliability
practicality
 EVALUATING
NEEDS ANALYSIS
Validity
Valid needs analysis involves looking at what is relevant and
important. Before needs analysis begins it may be necessary to

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do a ranking activity to decide what type of need should get

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Reliability
Reliable needs analysis involves using
• Well – thought – out
• Standardized tools
Practicality
There will always be a tension between reliable and valid needs
analysis and practical needs analysis. A compromise is necessary
but validity should always be given priority
A NEEDS ANALYSIS
A crucial step in the curriculum development process. It helps
identify the learning needs of the target audience and the goals
that need to be achieved. Below are the steps involved in

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conducting a needs analysis for curriculum development

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• Identify the target audience
• Identify the learning objectives
• Determine the current state of the learners
• Identify the learning gap
• Determine the learning resources
• Develop the curriculum
• Evaluate the curriculum
THANK YOU

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NEEDS ANALYSIS GROUP 2
Sartika 20227470149
CURRICULUM Sintya Muntazilah 20227470139
Ishmah Aliyani 20227470039

DEVELOPMENT Paryanti 20227470148

Yanwar Abidin 20227470165
Siti bulqis farika 20227470068