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SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT:
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS IN THE LEARNER’S DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- Length: 6 pages(cover, table of contents, and appendices are not included in the
page count).
- Font: Arial or Times New Roman.
- Font size: 11.
- Line spacing: 1.5.
- Alignment: Justified.
The assignment has to be written in this Word document and has to follow the
instructions on quotes and references detailed in the Study Guide.
Also, the assignment has to be submitted following the procedure specified in the
document: “Subject Evaluation”. Sending it to the tutor’s e-mail is not allowed.
It is strongly recommended to read the assessment criteria, which can be found in the
document “Subject Evaluation.
Assignment instructions:
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Students’ full names: Julia Nathalia Zamora Jaramillo and Iván Julián Rey Téllez
Group:2017-01
Date:01/11/17
QUESTIONNAIRE PROPOSAL
Needs Analysis Questionnaire
Name:
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Educational Institution:
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Age:
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Career:
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Semester
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1. What do you enjoy the most? Number the options from 1 to 6; being 1 the
one you prefer the most and six the one you prefer the less
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6. How much time do you consider you need to work on your English (or are
you sincerely willing to dedicate to study English) outside your classes?
2. Speaking comprehension_____
(Understanding of other speakers)
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10. Relating to your general goals when ending the course you would prefer
to:
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Question #1
1. What do you enjoy the most? Number the options from 1 to 6; being 1 the
one you prefer the most and six the one you prefer the less
Question #2
2. Which of the following options describes you better:
For this question we took into account the four perceptual learning tendencies
proposed by Reid which includes (visual learning, auditory learning, kinaesthetic
learning and tactile learning) it will allow us to identify the way students feel they learn
better and also it help us to know the kind of activities they feel more comfortable with.
Considering that the group is taking this course as a mandatory requirement, with the
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result of this question we can find different teaching strategies to motivate them to work
better.
Question #3 and #4
3. Which teaching resources do you prefer in your English classes?
4. How do you prefer to work in class?
Question #5
5. At your opinion, which intercultural references enrich the English learning
experience the best?
We consider this question important since it will allow us to identify the way
students prefer to acquire the language. If we know the resources students prefer
to use we can provide them the appropriate material to learn. In that way they will
be able to feel more comfortable and motivated to learn. If motivation exists,
success in language learning is guaranteed. (Corder 1981)
Question #6
6. How much time do you consider you need to work on your English (or are
you sincerely willing to dedicate to study English) outside your classes?
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Knowing the time students are willing to dedicate to study English we could have
an idea about how interested and motivated are them towards it. “Motivation is a
topic that can mean the difference between success and failure in the classroom.”
(Travers, Elliot & Kratchwill 1993). We can take that information to motivate them to
study outside their classes or if they are already willing to do it, we can take
advantage of it to make them to work in different activities to acquire more
knowledge outside their classrooms.
Question #7 and #8
7. Regarding to your learning difficulties at the moment, give a number to
the following statements where 1-5 correspond to:
8. Tell us about your confidence and proficiency when:
We consider important to ask these two questions since the results of these can give
us information about the knowledge students have about their language learning. It
facilitates us to see their ability to identify their capacities and their difficulties.If
students are able to identify what they are not so good at, they can find different
strategies to work on their weaknesses.
Oxford (2001) has clarified that ¨language learning strategies are used by learners to
complete speaking, reading, vocabulary, listening or writing activities presented in
language lessons¨ (p.21). With these two questions we can give our students the
possibility to be aware of the aspects they have to improve but also to make them more
aware about the strategies they can use to obtain the expected result. Research
(O’Malley & Chamot, 1995, p.81; Cohen, 1998, p.69) has proved that language
learners need instruction in ‘how’ to use strategies efficiently as a way to improve
language learning and performance. So starting by these two questions we can guide
them in the right way to look for the strategies they need according to their necessities.
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Talking about expectations and goals in these two last questions we try to summarize
learners’ point of view about the course and their thoughts and personal needs.
Moving in the right direction in order to make right decisions concerning important
aspects such as methodology, material and contents is one of our priorities with this
questionnaire and we consider that we could get meaningful information from them
because of the items given and their responses.
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REFERENCES
- Dr. PALACIOS, IGNACIO et al (n.d) “Individual Factors in the Learner’s
Development.FUNIBER
WEBGRAFY
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