Needs analysis and english for business purposes

English for Specific Purposes is an approach to language teaching in which students’ needs play a central role in the process of establishing the way classes and content are put into practice. These can be divided into target situation, present situation, and learning situation needs. Hence, in this...

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Autor principal: Strapasson, Gabriella
Formato: Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação)
Idioma: Inglês
Publicado em: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná 2020
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spelling riut-1-89212020-11-11T18:34:50Z Needs analysis and english for business purposes Strapasson, Gabriella Polchlopek, Silvana Ayub Pazello , Elizabeth Lindstron, Jacqueline Andreucci Pochlopeck, Silvana Ayub Linguagem e línguas - Estudo e ensino Avaliação de Potencial de Aprendizagem Língua inglesa - Estudo e ensino Language and languages - Study and teaching Learning Potential Assessment Device English language - Study and teaching CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS::LINGUAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS English for Specific Purposes is an approach to language teaching in which students’ needs play a central role in the process of establishing the way classes and content are put into practice. These can be divided into target situation, present situation, and learning situation needs. Hence, in this research needs are depicted through the interface of business companies, language institutions and students, respectively. They are assessed through specific surveys within English language institutions that offer business English courses, as well as companies and professionals who use English within their working settings. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate ‘needs analysis’ from the three perspectives aforementioned. It intends to discuss what language institutions and companies understand by ‘needs’ as well as the procedures used to gather information from learners. Also, it seeks to understand what business English learners expect regarding Business English classes. Along with that, the results from each axe are confronted aiming to identify whether they match one another in terms of target situation needs. Results indicate that companies are more likely to apply informal procedures to find out employees’ target situation needs, while language institutions address so through placement tests, indicating a disharmony between the two axes. Regarding learners, the survey carried out highlights their profile and expectations concerning Business English classes, which provides evidence on how companies and language institutions have to work so as to meet learners’ needs. Such discussion aim to add to the improvement of in-company, one-to-one and also groups in language institutions business English classes by focusing on the relevance of students’ needs within the teaching/learning process. Inglês para fins específicos é uma abordagem de ensino de línguas na qual as necessidades dos estudantes são essenciais para o estabelecimento dos rumos do processo de ensino/aprendizagem, seus conteúdos, atividades e materiais didáticos. Tais necessidades podem ser divididas naquelas que concernem à língua alvo, de aprendizagem e linguísticas. Nesta pesquisa, cada tipo de necessidade representa um eixo a ser pesquisado, isto é, empresas que oferecem Inglês para negócios para seus funcionários, institutos de idiomas e alunos que fazem uso da língua inglesa dentro do ambiente de trabalho, os quais serão investigados através de questionários. A partir disso, o objetivo desse trabalho é investigar o processo de ‘análise das necessidades’ a partir das três perspectivas acima mencionadas, numa tentativa de entender de que maneira empresas e escolas de idiomas concebem as ‘necessidades’ de seus estudantes e através de quais procedimentos elas coletam informações sobre tais necessidades. Por fim, os resultados de cada eixo são confrontados tendo-se em vista a correspondência da necessidade relacionada à língua-alvo. Acredita-se que as discussões levantadas podem contribuir para uma adequação no que diz respeito ao ensino de Inglês para negócios, seja na modalidade in-company, one-to-one ou mesmo grupos, no sentido de que observando e atendendo as necessidades dos alunos, é possível direcionar melhor o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. 2020-11-11T18:34:50Z 2020-11-11T18:34:50Z 2015-06-23 bachelorThesis STRAPASSON, Gabriella; Needs analysis and english for business purposes. 2015. 59 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) – Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 2015. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/8921 eng openAccess application/pdf Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná Curitiba Brasil Departamento Acadêmico de Comunicação e Expressão Letras - Português-Inglês UTFPR
institution Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
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language Inglês
topic Linguagem e línguas - Estudo e ensino
Avaliação de Potencial de Aprendizagem
Língua inglesa - Estudo e ensino
Language and languages - Study and teaching
Learning Potential Assessment Device
English language - Study and teaching
CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS::LINGUAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS
spellingShingle Linguagem e línguas - Estudo e ensino
Avaliação de Potencial de Aprendizagem
Língua inglesa - Estudo e ensino
Language and languages - Study and teaching
Learning Potential Assessment Device
English language - Study and teaching
CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS::LINGUAS ESTRANGEIRAS MODERNAS
Strapasson, Gabriella
Needs analysis and english for business purposes
description English for Specific Purposes is an approach to language teaching in which students’ needs play a central role in the process of establishing the way classes and content are put into practice. These can be divided into target situation, present situation, and learning situation needs. Hence, in this research needs are depicted through the interface of business companies, language institutions and students, respectively. They are assessed through specific surveys within English language institutions that offer business English courses, as well as companies and professionals who use English within their working settings. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate ‘needs analysis’ from the three perspectives aforementioned. It intends to discuss what language institutions and companies understand by ‘needs’ as well as the procedures used to gather information from learners. Also, it seeks to understand what business English learners expect regarding Business English classes. Along with that, the results from each axe are confronted aiming to identify whether they match one another in terms of target situation needs. Results indicate that companies are more likely to apply informal procedures to find out employees’ target situation needs, while language institutions address so through placement tests, indicating a disharmony between the two axes. Regarding learners, the survey carried out highlights their profile and expectations concerning Business English classes, which provides evidence on how companies and language institutions have to work so as to meet learners’ needs. Such discussion aim to add to the improvement of in-company, one-to-one and also groups in language institutions business English classes by focusing on the relevance of students’ needs within the teaching/learning process.
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author Strapasson, Gabriella
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title Needs analysis and english for business purposes
title_short Needs analysis and english for business purposes
title_full Needs analysis and english for business purposes
title_fullStr Needs analysis and english for business purposes
title_full_unstemmed Needs analysis and english for business purposes
title_sort needs analysis and english for business purposes
publisher Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
publishDate 2020
citation STRAPASSON, Gabriella; Needs analysis and english for business purposes. 2015. 59 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) – Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, 2015.
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