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Needs Analysis
There are four stages in needs analysis:
- what you need to know about a language,
- your present problems,
- your future needs, and
- your needs for your course.
Click here for a Needs Analysis / Planning / Studying / Assessment Form that you can print out and fill in.
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Problems
Make a list of the problems that you have when you are listening, and the situations where you have these problems. For example:
Example Problem 1: Foreigners talk too fast.
Example Problem 2: I can't understand every word.
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Future Needs
Think about what English you will need in future, for example for your job. Here are some examples:
Example Future Need 1: I will need to listen and understand in meetings.
Example Future Need 2: I will need to listen and understand in presentations.
Example Future Need 3: I will need to listen to my boss's instructions.
Example Future Need 4: I want to work for an international company, so my English, including listening, must be very good.
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Needs for Your Course
If you are a student you probably need to study English to help you with your course work; e.g. for listening to lectures. Some example needs are:
Example Course Need 1: I need to listen to lectures.
Example Course Need 2: I need to listen and speak in seminars.
(Click here to see the English courses that most full-time HKPU students do