Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(12), pp. 6361 - 6368
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081201
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A Needs Analysis in Teaching ESP Writing at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute


S. S. Kolomiets 1, O. V. Tsepkalo 2,*, I. I. Antonenko 3
1 Department of Theory, Practice and Translation of English, Faculty of Linguistics, National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine
2 Department of English for Engineering No. 2, Faculty of Linguistics, National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine
3 Department of English for Humanities No. 3, Faculty of Linguistics, National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine

ABSTRACT

The present study aims at considering a questionnaire as an instrument of needs analysis in teaching English for special purposes (ESP). One of key factors in implementing market oriented changes into educational process lies in specifying both employers' and students' needs in teaching ESP. A needs analysis in the form of questionnaires is used to identify the most needed abilities in oral and written specialism oriented communication in English, thus, contributing to determining the content of learning. In National ESP Curriculum, the content covers professional and academic content; situational content (the context within which the materials, activities, etc., are presented); and pragmatic content (necessary practical and useful skills). It also takes into account students' backgrounds and their study and target needs. The content selection for ESP syllabi is specified by questionnaires for university students, young professionals, ESP and subject teachers, administrators. The paper focuses on the surveys conducted in the Institute of Publishing and Printing and the Faculty of Chemical Engineering with the aim to gather information about students' needs in learning written specialism-oriented writing. Examining studies in the field of ESP in general and needs analysis in particular was accepted as the theoretical basis of the study. The research results show that questionnaires are effective tools in specifying the content of learning, defining students' motives in learning written communication. The interpretation of the survey helped to improve the process of teaching and learning outcomes. The findings suggest that students' feedback in the form of answering the questions of questionnaires should be regular practice in the process of teaching. It became clear that writing and using questionnaires as well as analyzing and interpreting their results require special knowledge and skills and should be implemented in the process of developing writing skills in ESP teaching.

KEYWORDS
Questionnaire, Survey, English for Special Purposes, ESP, Needs Analysis, NA, Writing Skills

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[1] S. S. Kolomiets , O. V. Tsepkalo , I. I. Antonenko , "A Needs Analysis in Teaching ESP Writing at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 6361 - 6368, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081201.

(b). APA Format:
S. S. Kolomiets , O. V. Tsepkalo , I. I. Antonenko (2020). A Needs Analysis in Teaching ESP Writing at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(12), 6361 - 6368. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081201.