Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes (Routledge Introductions to English for Specific Purposes)

Needs Analysis is central to curriculum development and Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is essential reading for any pre-service and in-service teachers and students studying this topic.

Clear and accessible, this book takes a jargon-free approach to introducing this area and provides a step-by-step guide to such issues as:

• Defining needs analysis in English for specific purposes
• How to focus ESP needs analysis
• Selecting and creating ESP needs analysis data collection procedures
• Collecting ESP needs analysis data
• Analyzing needs analysis data
• Interpreting needs analysis results
• Determining student learning outcomes
• Evaluating and reporting on the ESP needs analysis project

Incoporating personal reflection exercises, tasks, and examples from a range of contexts, Introducing Needs Analysis and English for Specific Purposes is a must-read for students studying this course on MAs in English for Specifics Purposes; Applied Linguistics; TESOL and Education.