Proposing a comprehensive framework for needs analysis in ESP – on the integrality of needs analysis in Business English course design

• Authors: Piotr Romanowski

Abstracts

EN

The present paper discusses the importance of needs analysis in ESP. By delving into different theories, the author’s overall objective is to scrutinize a wide spectrum of existing frameworks that would lead to a single, comprehensive model for needs assessment. The impact of the said approaches on course design is underlined with the particular example of Business English. Ultimately, the author unveils a framework which could serve as a basis for syllabus design in all types of ESP courses.

Keywords

EN

needs analysis; ESP; Business English; course design; syllabus design; target situation analysis; learning situation analysis

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Glottodidactica
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 147-159

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Piotr Romanowski

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/gl.2017.44.2.09

Biblioteka Nauki

15582172