Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing

The article examines the controversial procedure of analyzing the learner’s professional needs. Needs analysis is generally regarded as an invaluable tool for constructing a course syllabus. It might be really informative if the target situation analysis and present situation analysis are combined....

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Main Author: E. S. Chuikova
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Language:English
Published: Moscow Polytechnic University 2022-01-01
Series:Высшее образование в России
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Online Access:https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3198
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description The article examines the controversial procedure of analyzing the learner’s professional needs. Needs analysis is generally regarded as an invaluable tool for constructing a course syllabus. It might be really informative if the target situation analysis and present situation analysis are combined. Speaking about academic writing teaching for Russian non-academic students at the Bachelor Degree level, one should admit that students have no or limited experience of functioning in an academic area in English. Consequently, their responses to the questionnaires as one of the frequently used methods of target situation analysis are merely assumptions; and the answers could not be taken as objective and valid. The author presents a system of analyzing students’ needs within the framework of Academic Writing course: namely, distinguishes the stages that precede or follow teacher-student talks about their expectations, provides more objective practice of examining learners’ needs, and discusses ways of improving question-answer sessions/ interviews. Needs analysis practice that develops learners’ professional needs involves task-based learning, reflexive activities, and teaching to ask good questions. Bringing into life the analogy between customer development theory in management and needs analysis practice in education, it is possible to work out a fruitful strategy. Conducting needs analysis pertains equally to specifying and developing students’ needs in academic communication.
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spelling doaj-art-a02f737b5eb1482b902b22860fe8577e2025-02-01T13:14:30ZengMoscow Polytechnic UniversityВысшее образование в России0869-36172072-04592022-01-01301210210910.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-12-102-1091865Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic WritingE. S. Chuikova0Moscow City University (Samara Branch)The article examines the controversial procedure of analyzing the learner’s professional needs. Needs analysis is generally regarded as an invaluable tool for constructing a course syllabus. It might be really informative if the target situation analysis and present situation analysis are combined. Speaking about academic writing teaching for Russian non-academic students at the Bachelor Degree level, one should admit that students have no or limited experience of functioning in an academic area in English. Consequently, their responses to the questionnaires as one of the frequently used methods of target situation analysis are merely assumptions; and the answers could not be taken as objective and valid. The author presents a system of analyzing students’ needs within the framework of Academic Writing course: namely, distinguishes the stages that precede or follow teacher-student talks about their expectations, provides more objective practice of examining learners’ needs, and discusses ways of improving question-answer sessions/ interviews. Needs analysis practice that develops learners’ professional needs involves task-based learning, reflexive activities, and teaching to ask good questions. Bringing into life the analogy between customer development theory in management and needs analysis practice in education, it is possible to work out a fruitful strategy. Conducting needs analysis pertains equally to specifying and developing students’ needs in academic communication.https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3198academic writinglearner’s professional needstask-based needs analysisreflexive practicequestion sessions
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Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
Высшее образование в России
academic writing
learner’s professional needs
task-based needs analysis
reflexive practice
question sessions
title Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
title_full Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
title_fullStr Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
title_full_unstemmed Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
title_short Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing
title_sort specifying learners professional needs in academic writing
topic academic writing
learner’s professional needs
task-based needs analysis
reflexive practice
question sessions
url https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3198
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