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    The document summarizes an ESP needs analysis study conducted with engineering students at Presidency University in Dhaka. The study found that students had an average English proficiency level, being better at writing than speaking. They struggled with analytical writing, paragraph organization, and speaking fluently with proper intonation. Based on the findings, the recommendations were to make ESP courses more relevant to engineering, focus on improving writing and speaking skills, and use multimedia and internet in addition to traditional instruction.

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    ESP Needs Analysis for Engineering

    Students: A Learner Centered


    Approach

    Md. Jamal Hossain

    Assistant Professor, Dept. of English


    Presidency University, Dhaka

    Presented by: Kashif Rafique


    17S-MS-ENG-16
    Content
    • Introduction to the study
    • Purpose of the study
    • Needs analysis
    • Major findings of the study
    • Recommendations
    • Conclusion
    Introduction to the study
    • The status of English as an international language
    has affected many domains of life education is the
    most significant one
    • English has become the source of communication in
    the international arena
    • “With the needs of rapid communication being what
    they are today, proficiency in a common language
    (English in this case) is a necessity”. (Ellis and Johnson
    • Local organizations at present prefer employees with
    better proficiency in writing and speaking English.
    Introduction to the study
    • Therefore local students want to prepare themselves fit
    for job market by learning better English
    • Therefore engineering students at Presidency
    University are taught two courses on English for specific
    purposes
    • First one focuses on reading and writing
    skills/proficiency
    • And the second one is Business Communication or
    Advanced English Communication that concentrates
    on their needs for writing and speaking proficiency
    Purpose of the study
    • The purpose of this study is to find out the needs and
    wants required for effective professional
    communication in English language (writing and
    speaking proficiency) for engineering students at
    Presidency University, Dhaka
    • In other words, the purpose of this study is to identify
    the needs and demands of the learners of Azimur
    Rahman School of Engineering in improving their
    English writing and speaking proficiency
    Needs analysis

    • Needs analysis is considered to be the main driving


    factor in ESP curriculum development.
    • Brown defines needs analysis as “the activities involved
    in gathering information that will serve as the basis
    for developing a curriculum that will meet the
    learning needs of a particular group of learners”
    • Ellis and Johnson view needs analysis as a method of
    obtaining a description of a learner’s needs (or group
    of learner’s needs)
    • Westerfield views, “In the needs
    Needs assessment process, the ESP
    analysis practitioner does his/her best to
    find out information about the
    needs of the sponsor organization,
    the needs and wants of the learner
    • the ultimate goal of needs analysis
    is to design a curriculum and
    develop appropriate teaching
    techniques
    • From the results of the study a
    Major number of important facts could be
    findings of found. Those are:
    the study • The learners had an average level
    of proficiency in the target
    language, i.e. English.
    • So they needed to learn Business
    Communication or Advanced
    English Communication
    • Though many of them could write
    Major and speak correctly, they were better
    findings of in writing than speaking.
    the study • They could not produce analytical,
    coherent and cohesive writing
    • often failed to create well-
    organized paragraphs.
    • None of them could speak in
    context, with fluency and
    intonation.
    • Their past language learning
    experiences were not so good
    Recommendations
    • The content areas (offered to them for improving language
    proficiency) of Business Communication and Advanced
    English Communication should be related to engineering

    • improvement of writing and speaking skills are very urgent


    for them.

    • The instructional materials should be delivered not only


    face to face, but also using Internet and multimedia
    presentations with sound system. (not only in traditional
    way)
    Conclusion
    • The learners had previous experiences of learning
    English for about twelve years. Still their level of
    proficiency in English was not so good.
    • They were better in writing than speaking.
    • They need to learn Business Communication for use in
    their future job profession
    • focus should be given on both writing business
    correspondence and speaking skills.
    • Hence, they should be exposed to extensive writing and
    speaking practices in and outside classroom.
    One sentence conclusion of the
    article
    • In this article researcher concludes
    that “there is need of further
    research to make ESP courses more
    beneficial for engineering students.”
    Thank you so much

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