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    This document contains a questionnaire and interview questions for conducting a needs analysis to improve English courses for law faculty students. The questionnaire asks students about their current English proficiency and needs, including which language skills and activities they need to perform in English and any difficulties. It also asks about their purposes for learning English, both immediate and long term. The interview questions are for law faculty lecturers and content teachers. They aim to understand the benefits of ESP courses, important language skills, teaching activities, students' difficulties, and challenges of teaching ESP in the law faculty. The overall goal is to gather input to design better ESP courses that meet the specific needs of law students.

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    Instruments For Needs Analysis

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    This document contains a questionnaire and interview questions for conducting a needs analysis to improve English courses for law faculty students. The questionnaire asks students about their current English proficiency and needs, including which language skills and activities they need to perform in English and any difficulties. It also asks about their purposes for learning English, both immediate and long term. The interview questions are for law faculty lecturers and content teachers. They aim to understand the benefits of ESP courses, important language skills, teaching activities, students' difficulties, and challenges of teaching ESP in the law faculty. The overall goal is to gather input to design better ESP courses that meet the specific needs of law students.

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    This document contains a questionnaire and interview questions for conducting a needs analysis to improve English courses for law faculty students. The questionnaire asks students about their current English proficiency and needs, including which language skills and activities they need to perform in English and any difficulties. It also asks about their purposes for learning English, both immediate and long term. The interview questions are for law faculty lecturers and content teachers. They aim to understand the benefits of ESP courses, important language skills, teaching activities, students' difficulties, and challenges of teaching ESP in the law faculty. The overall goal is to gather input to design better ESP courses that meet the specific needs of law students.

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    Instruments For Needs Analysis

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    Muhammad Fahruraji
    This document contains a questionnaire and interview questions for conducting a needs analysis to improve English courses for law faculty students. The questionnaire asks students about their current English proficiency and needs, including which language skills and activities they need to perform in English and any difficulties. It also asks about their purposes for learning English, both immediate and long term. The interview questions are for law faculty lecturers and content teachers. They aim to understand the benefits of ESP courses, important language skills, teaching activities, students' difficulties, and challenges of teaching ESP in the law faculty. The overall goal is to gather input to design better ESP courses that meet the specific needs of law students.

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    QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR LAW FACULTY STUDENTS

    Dear students, in order to provide better courses for you and prospective learners, we have provided a
    questionnaire in which your answers will be very helpful.
    There is no “right” or “wrong” answer and you don’t even have to write your name on it. Please, give
    your answers sincerely as only this will guarantee the success of the investigation. Thank you very much
    for your help.

    PART A

    1. How do you evaluate your English proficiency in general? (Circle the letter)
    a. beginner
    b. intermediate
    c. advance

    2. How do you assess your proficiency in language skills? (Give a tick/√ in the correct column)
    Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Weak
    Speaking skill
    Listening skill
    Reading Skill
    Writing skill

    3. For what immediate purposes do you need to learn/improve your English?


    Put in rank order of priority (Start from number 1 as the most important)
    for study
    for research
    for social purposes
    for traveling
    for job or profession
    for study abroad
    other please specify
    for communication
    for personal development
    to read professional literature
    to pass the exam

    4. What activities do you, or will you soon have to carry out in English?
    Put in rank order of priority (Start from number 1 as the most important)

    Reading
    Listening
    Writing
    Speaking
    Note taking
    other please specify

    5. Please specify these activities in more detail. Make a circle on the number of activities you have to
    do, or will soon have to do.

    a. Reading: What do you have to read in English, and why?

    1. Textbooks
    2. Journal articles
    3. Magazine or newspaper articles
    4. Instructor lecture notes
    5. Workbook instructions
    6. Laboratory or computer manuals
    7. Exam questions
    8. Reading where subject matter is very complicated
    9. Reading to get information specifically required for assignments
    10. Other reading activities (please specify)
    Reasons:
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………….

    b. Listening: What do you have to listen to in English, why?

    1. Understanding instruction
    2. Understanding videos
    3. Understanding English speech
    4. Understanding conferences
    5. Understanding professional speech
    6. Understanding lectures
    7. Understanding oral presentations
    8. Other listening activities (please specify)

    Reasons:
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………….

    c. Writing: What do you have to write in English, and why?

    1. Essay-type assignments
    2. Research papers
    3. Report of experiments.
    4. Work book exercises
    5. Exams answers
    6. Translating from and to English
    7. Writing emails
    8. Writing summaries
    9. Taking notes from an English speech
    10. Writing application letters
    11. Handling written communication with pals
    12. Other writing activity (please specify)

    Reasons:
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………….

    d. Speaking: What kind of speaking do you have to do in English, why?

    1. Asking questions in class


    2. Answering questions in class
    3. in group discussions
    4. Presentation to class
    5. Discussing academic questions with staff
    6. in oral exams
    7. Conducting seminars
    8. Lecturing
    9. Talking to colleagues from other nations
    10. Being able to speak about their field in English to others
    11. Presenting in professional conferences
    12. Managing a conversation with foreigners
    13. Other speaking activities (please specify)

    Reasons:
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ………………………………………………………………………………….
    6. Which of the above activities do you have difficulty with (Items in question number 3)? Mark with a
    star (*). Describe the problem below.
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………

    7. Do you have longer-term purposes for learning English? If so what are they?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………

    8. What activities will you have done in English? (Make a circle on the options)
    a. travel aboard
    b. study aboard
    c. for your job or profession here
    d. for your job or profession abroad
    e. for social purposes
    f. other (please specify)

    9. What difficulty have you had with learning English in the past?
    a. teaching methods
    b. textbooks
    c. atmosphere
    d. other (please specify)

    10. What are your interest, hobbies, etc. that could help you to improve your English?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …………………………………………………………………………………

    11. What aspects of English would you like your English course to cover?
    Put in rank order of priority (Start from number 1 as the most important).

    faster, more effective reading


    pronunciation
    punctuation
    specialized vocabulary
    general vocabulary
    writing grammatical sentences
    creating well organized paragraphs
    note-taking from lectures
    note-taking from books, etc.
    speaking with grammatical correctness
    translation
    learning grammar
    listening and understanding
    fluency in speech
    spelling
    other (please specify)
    PART B

    Please give a tick (√) for the column for each number of the statements that is really suits to you.

    No Statements Agree Neutral Disagree


    1. English language is important for your future career.
    2. I am interested in taking more English classes related
    to my field of study.
    3. I want to improve my English to find a good job.
    4. I will speak better if I take an ESP course
    5. I need English to be able to read books for my study.
    6. I think that an ESP course can improve one’s
    communication skill in English.
    7. I think grammar should be included in an ESP course
    8. I think that an ESP course should run parallel with a
    General English course.
    9. I think that an ESP course should be focused on
    specific vocabulary related to my study.
    10.
    INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR LAW FACULTY
    LECTURERS

    1. What would be the benefits of an ESP course at your department?


    2. Are ESP courses useful for achieving success during or after studies?
    3. Do you think how many classes of an ESP course are enough?
    4. Which language skill(s) (reading, listening, speaking, or writing) should be emphasized ahead of
    other skills?
    5. Do you want your students to improve their English for their career or for other reasons? Please,
    specify.
    6. What are the Law faculty students’ difficulties, lacks and wants regarding their English for Law
    course?

    INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CONTENT TEACHERS

    1. What are the most important language skills and components required by undergraduate students of
    law?
    2. What teaching activities do you do in your classes?
    3. Which language skill(s) (reading, listening, speaking, or writing) should be emphasized ahead of
    other skills?
    4. In your opinion, should ESP courses be oriented more towards ESP or general English? Why?
    5. Is the number of credits devoted to ESP course at the undergraduate level of law adequate?
    6. How much do the students’ GEP levels affect their successes in ESP courses?
    7. Who should handle ESP classes? Content teachers or EFL teachers?
    8. What are the major language problems and difficulties that law undergraduates face?
    9. What are the major problems and challenges of teaching and learning ESP in Law faculty?

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