Business English needs analysis for a new class
If a question is not appropriate, or you are not sure, please ask me.
Nickname (optional):
Real name in English:
Real name in native language:
What is your job title (or the title you will hold soon)?
What is your job description?
Which activities in your work do you (or will you) mainly need English for?
How important are the following? (Adapted from http://www.severnvale.co.uk/busneeds.htm)
understanding other people at international meetings
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
participating in meetings by contributing views and ideas
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
presenting information (e.g. plans, statistics) clearly in meetings
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
answering questions in meetings
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
talking about business in informal settings (over lunch, etc.)
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
interacting socially (general, non-business talk) with visitors and at conferences, etc.
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
negotiating (agreeing plans, prices, contracts, etc.)
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
speaking on the phone - general language and for arrangements
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
speaking on the phone to discuss business
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
understanding written material (technical/economic articles, etc.)
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
writing faxes, e-mails or letters
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
using English for general travel needs (booking into hotels, etc.)
Very important - Fairly important - Unimportant
Please explain anything that you marked "very important" (e.g. if you marked "writing faxes, e-mails or letters" as very important, please explain who you write to, what you write about, why it's important, what you need to improve, and anything else you can think of).
Do you have other needs for English, or more specific aspects of any of the above (e.g. using legal or financial language)?
Do you have any special personal interest in English or language in general (e.g. holiday travel, reading literature)?
Do you have to take a standardized test (e.g. TOEIC, TOEFL)? Which one? When?
How much work and time do you want to invest in the course (e.g. homework)?
Is there anything else I should know (e.g. what you expect from the course, what you want to study- grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, etc.)?
Goals (what are you going to learn):
Objectives (how we're going to achieve the goals- This is my job so It's OK if you don't have any ideas. However, if you do have ideas I'd love to hear them!):
Method (What kinds of activities do you like to do in class? Again this is my job, but do you know what activities you enjoy and learn from?):
What do you expect in terms of homework?
How shall we measure your progress? (There is an easy option and a hard option: If I measure your progress I'll need you to take tests or write reports about what you've learned. If you choose to measure your own progress, tests and reports won't be necessary.)
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