Sources, methods and triangulation in needs analysis: A critical perspective in a case study of Waikiki hotel maids

Jasso-Aguilar, Rebeca

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“…Jasso-Aguilar 2005, Long 2005). This is part of an increased focus on the validity of NAs in order to ensure that these are reliable decision-making tools (e.g.…”

Section: Needs Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Survey of English Use and Needs in Norwegian Export Firms

Hellekjær

2017

HJLCB

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The present needs analysis study uses data from a quantitative survey of language use and needs in 302 export fi rms to identify for which tasks and in which communicative situations English is used, and to what extent language diffi culties are encountered. The survey data are then triangulated with those of two studies of job advertisements. The fi ndings indicate that while a large number of staff in Norwegian export fi rms use English fairly well, many still experience diffi culties involving language profi ciency as well as communication skills. An important implication is that Norwegian institutions of higher education need to meet their students' need for advanced profi ciency in General English, English for Specifi c Purposes as well as the communication skills needed in occupational contexts. The fi ndings also indicate that the prevailing focus on communication skills in recent studies of Business English as a Lingua Franca is inadequate, and that such skills must be complemented with advanced English profi ciency.

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“…Jasso-Aguilar 2005, Long 2005). This is part of an increased focus on the validity of NAs in order to ensure that these are reliable decision-making tools (e.g.…”

Section: Needs Analysesmentioning

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A Survey of English Use and Needs in Norwegian Export Firms

Hellekjær

2017

HJLCB

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“…Mens tidlige behovsanalyser innenfor språk hadde en tendens til å legge mest vekt på det rent språklige, på «discrete language items of grammar and vocabulary» (Dudley-Evans & St. John, 1998, s. 122), skiftet fokus fra og med Munby (1978) og Richterich og Chancerel (1978) til å legge mest vekt på å identifisere kommunikasjonssituasjoner og oppgaver som måtte løses, og så definere språkbeho-vene i forhold til disse (Brown, 2009;Dudley-Evans & St. John, 1998;Huhta, Vogt, Johnson, Tulkki, & Hall, 2013;Long, 2005;Munby, 1978;Richterich & Chancerel, 1978). Samtidig har man gradvis gått fra primaert kvantitative undersøkelser til å legge vekt på «mixed-methods»-forskningsdesign med bruk av flere datakilder for å sikre analysenes holdbarhet og relevans, og dermed et så sikkert beslutningsgrunnlag som mulig (Dudley-Evans & St. John, 1998;Jasso-Aguilar, 2005;Long, 2005).…”

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Arbeidsrelevante engelskferdigheter - Et udekket behov i norsk høyere utdanning

Hellekjær¹

2016

Uniped

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“…Various studies (for example, Bosher and Smalkoski, 2002;Holliday, 1995;Jasso-Aguilar, 1999;Li So-mui and Mead, 2000) stressed the importance of conducting a needs analysis to better identify the real needs of the subjects which eventually lead to more focused courses. When the real needs of the learners are identified, more focused courses can be designed to meet these needs and the learners are able to benefit fully from these courses.…”

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From Needs Analysis to Designing Academic Writing Materials for Diploma Students of Mara University of Technology (Uitm), Malaysia

Noemi

2015

IJLECR

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When students begin their undergraduate studies, they will need to adjust to the demands of the undergraduate studies with regard to academic English at university level. Dudley-Evans & St. John (1998, p.37) maintain that "their English tuition up to the tertiary level will generally have been in the area of General English, and is unlikely to have included specific preparation for study at university level…" Barker (2000, p.8), in his study on first year students' perception of writing difficulties, found that the students "come to realise during first semester that they are not adequately prepared for the writing demands required at university". Pecorari (as cited in Phakiti & Li, 2011) found that Asian ESL students had problems in academic writing; "the students begin their aca-demic writing from 'copying' which implies a lack of training in academic writing and arouses accusations of plagiarism in their writing" (p.232). Being an English-medium public university in Malaysia, MARA University of Technology (UiTM) poses challenges to both its students and instructors, as a good command of English is essential. In its attempt to equip its undergraduate students with language skills, UiTM has introduced credit-bearing English courses. This paper presents the findings from a research project to identify the academic writing needs of first-year Diploma in Public Administration students in

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Sources, methods and triangulation in needs analysis: A critical perspective in a case study of Waikiki hotel maids

Cited by 37 publications

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A Survey of English Use and Needs in Norwegian Export Firms

A Survey of English Use and Needs in Norwegian Export Firms

Arbeidsrelevante engelskferdigheter - Et udekket behov i norsk høyere utdanning

From Needs Analysis to Designing Academic Writing Materials for Diploma Students of Mara University of Technology (Uitm), Malaysia

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