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Group 9:

Aida Estefania Mayanquer Andrade

David Alexander Mosquera Valenzuela

Myrka Fernanda Mena Goyes

Victor Rivaldo Mayorga Tibape

Subject: Learning outcomes and cognition.
Teacher: Msc. Marcela Narcisa Rosero Cabrera

Career: Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros.
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE.
Date: November, 2021.

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Nowadays, more and more people decide to learn a new language. As they include children, young adults and adults who seek different goals. Their purposes may vary depending on the academic profession or because some are married to people who speak languages ​​other than their mother tongue. Without a doubt, English is very useful for understanding and interacting in different fields. Many English languages ​​are used for the international workforce as well as for the entertainment world

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Needs Analysis overview, definition, purpose, stages, types 

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Needs Analysis overview, definition, purpose, stages, types 

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Use a needs analysis to prompt the students to reflect upon their learning style, learning strategies, language needs, learning enjoyment, motivation, language strengths and weaknesses. Questions that might be included are...

What kinds of class activities do you enjoy / benefit from?

Which language skill do you most wish to develop?

Do you prefer working individually or with a partner?

Would you rather sit and listen to the teacher all lesson or participate in group work?

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Language is present throughout our life, everyone uses it in their daily activities to share information, feelings, emotions, and thoughts so as to allow communication with those around them. One of the most widely spoken languages ​​is English, which is considered to be the most universal and widespread language in the world.

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Needs analysis is a process of obtaining data on the preferences or needs of any group of clients (business or education) so that this data is transformed into learning and development objectives, teaching materials, learning activities, and evaluations.

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The types of a needs analysis are as follows:

1. The objective situation analysis collects information about the linguistic requirements that students need while learning the English language.

2. Gap analysis is based on student needs, preferences, and shortages.

3. The analysis of the current situation deals with the competencies of the students at the beginning of the teaching process.

4. Learning-oriented analysis considers student needs and other relevant parties.

5. Strategy analysis efforts aim to discover student preferences based on different learning strategies.

6. Media analysis is based on the learning situation.

7. Language auditing is based on strategic language policies for different professional fields or sectors.

8. Analysis of the configuration menu allows creating a menu of the main courses that can be selected.

9. Computer-based analysis conducted by computer relates needs to course content materials.

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- This is a process that requires the training and experience of teachers.
-To solve the problems that exist between student performance and the skills they need to develop.

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Self-ratings - students assess their competence on their own.

Interviews - the designer can get a clear understanding of the topic.

Meetings.- allows a lot of information to be gathered in a
short time.

Observation - students' attitudes are observed.

Task analysis.- based on the students' answers.

Case studies - a single student or a selected group can be evaluated.

Analysis of available information.- relevant information such as books, surveys, records of articles.

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Determine the audience to confirm the information

Identify the target population from whom information will be collected.

Select the approach to collect information.

Use a questionnaire as a data collection instrument.

Sample questions
- How long have you been learning English?
- What do you use English for?
-What kind of activities do you prefer to do in class?
- What do you think is the best way to learn a new language?