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How needs analysis is used to develop an appropriate beginners' course
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 00:35:46
Category: / Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Length: 8 pages (2226 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Language & Speech
Length: 8 pages (2226 words)
Introduction:
In this essay I will state clearly the definition of needs analysis and explore how needs analysis can be used to develop an appropriate beginners' course for adult learners. Furthermore, I will outline to what extent do the methods and approaches needed to teach beginners differ from those needed to teach students of higher proficiency levels.
In the field of 'needs analysis', the work of John Munby's Communicative Syllabus Design (1978) is one of the …
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