Sources, Methods and Triangulation in Needs Analysis: a Critical Perspective in a Case Study of Waikiki Hotel Maids

Jasso-Aguilar, Rebeca

doi:10.1016/s0889-4906(97)00048-3

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“…An ethnography approach to research design was more substantial to gather information of all the HR managers and alumni as their subjective and open-ended statements helped to understand the recruitment process and the prevailing job demands in software companies. The validity of the research can be analyzed through the concept of triangulation -the use of multiple data sources and methods (Jasso-Aguilar, 1999). Questionnaire based surveys and structured interviews were used to conduct a formal needs analysis and the unstructured interviews, casual observations, and discussions were used to conduct an informal needs analysis (Gimenez, 2001;Oanh, 2007).…”

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Job Focus: Revisiting Students’ Communicative Needs and Industrial Demands

Fareen

2018

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In an attempt to develop students’ employability skills through a job-specific, needs based English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, this paper investigated conducting a needs analysis to understand the perceptions of the final-year technical students, alumni, and Human Resources (HR) managers for promoting placements in the campus recruitments. By employing a qualitative ethnographic approach, an open-ended questionnaire was conducted with final-year information technology students and structured and unstructured interviews with the HR managers and the alumni respectively. In this study, the communicative needs of the final-year technical students were specifically addressed to provide them with career education and placement training and raise employment opportunities in their course of study. Based on the results of the questionnaire-based survey and subsequent observations in the structured and unstructured interviews, it is widely examined that all of the HR managers reflected on the importance of English language in corporate communications. The findings of the survey also reflected that the perceptions of the alumni and the expectations of the HR managers on verbal and nonverbal skills were well received by the final-year technical students. This is a positive development on the part of students as they were found to be thoroughly aware of their workplace needs and were keen to develop language, communication, and soft skills for successfully entering into the job market. This research implies that connecting institution and industry is a significant factor in helping students obtain job offers and develop the job-specific skills that meet the requirements of the industry.

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Job Focus: Revisiting Students’ Communicative Needs and Industrial Demands

Fareen

2018

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“…A análise de necessidades é um processo dinâmico, contínuo, amplo e multifacetado, por meio do qual as necessidades dos aprendizes ou examinandos podem ser conhecidas, categorizadas e avaliadas ( SILVA, 2016a, 2016b). Tal processo pressupõe uma diversidade de participantes e recursos metodológicos, tais como entrevistas, questionários, grupos focais, observação e análise documental (BROWN, 2009;DÖRNYEI, 2007;HUTCHINSON;WATERS, 1987;JASSO-AGUILAR, 1999;RIORDAN, 2018;SERAFINI et al 2015;SILVA, 2016aSILVA, , 2016bWEST, 1994WEST, , 1997. Os dados gerados devem ser triangulados na fase de interpretação e análise, de modo a proporcionar resultados confiáveis e, assim, conferir maior validade às decisões a serem tomadas.…”

Section: Análise De Necessidadesunclassified

O inglês necessário aos pilotos da “Esquadrilha da Fumaça”: quão específica pode ser a Língua para Fins Específicos?

Silva

2019

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De fato, um curso de Línguas para Fins Específicos (LFE) direciona-se a um determinado propósito, e por isso deve se guiar por uma análise de necessidades. Este artigo tem por objetivo problematizar a especificidade do inglês necessário a um grupo de pilotos militares da Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB), o Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea (EDA), ou “Esquadrilha da Fumaça”. Para tanto, realizamos uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o Inglês para Aviação e analisamos as situações de uso da língua pelo grupo. Os dados foram triangulados a partir de uma multiplicidade de participantes e procedimentos metodológicos, como entrevistas, grupos focais, observação e análise documental. Os resultados do estudo evidenciam que, paradoxalmente, a especificidade do inglês necessário ao EDA abarca até mesmo o chamado Inglês Geral, já que seus aviadores, além de pilotos, são oficiais militares que exercem, cumulativamente, funções administrativas, em solo, para representar a FAB e o Brasil no exterior.

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“…Requirements of a good NA (adapted from West* 1997;Waters* 1996;Shutz andPerwig, 1991: Grant andShank. 1993;and Jasso-Aguilar. 1999> 1.…”

Section: The Basic Requirements Of Needs Analysismentioning

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“…Leki (1995) states that triangulation allows for a more complex, richer, and thicker description ofneeds than might be possible through use ofjust one method. Three needs analyses, which employ triangulation very well, are those conducted by Ferris (1998), Barkhuizen (1998), andJasso-Aguilar (1999). I mention these to emphasize the importance of this requirement and because I employ triangulation in my needs analysis.…”

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An assessment and analysis of English language needs of Arabic-speaking students particularly for the Arabian Gulf region attending Iowa State University

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Sources, Methods and Triangulation in Needs Analysis: a Critical Perspective in a Case Study of Waikiki Hotel Maids

Cited by 99 publications

References 10 publications

Job Focus: Revisiting Students’ Communicative Needs and Industrial Demands

Job Focus: Revisiting Students’ Communicative Needs and Industrial Demands

O inglês necessário aos pilotos da “Esquadrilha da Fumaça”: quão específica pode ser a Língua para Fins Específicos?

An assessment and analysis of English language needs of Arabic-speaking students particularly for the Arabian Gulf region attending Iowa State University

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