Narrative Frames and Needs Analysis

Autor/in	Macalister, John
Titel	Narrative Frames and Needs Analysis
Quelle	In: System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 40 (2012) 1, S.120-128 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
DOI	10.1016/j.system.2012.01.010
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Design; Semiskilled Workers; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Needs Assessment; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Role; Course Content; Validity; Reliability; Material Development; Kiribati + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Semi-skilled worker; Semi-skilled workers; Semiskilled worker; Ungelernter Arbeitnehmer; Angelernter Arbeitnehmer; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bedarfsermittlung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rollen; Kursprogramm; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Lehrmaterialentwicklung
Abstract	Needs analysis plays an important role in curriculum design. In particular, needs analysis largely determines the goal and content of the course being designed. When selecting among the many tools available to analyze needs the course designer must consider practicality as well as validity and reliability. In this paper, I report on the novel use of narrative frames as a needs analysis tool in the design of an EFL curriculum for trainee seamen in Kiribati. The frames proved to be a practical tool for gathering information from a large group of serving seamen, and provided insights that would not otherwise have been possible. Furthermore, the seamen's stories could be adapted for materials design, meaning that trainees were engaged with authentic situations in their language learning. Thus narrative frames were found to be a valuable tool in the needs analysis for the new EFL curriculum and are a tool that could be used more widely in curriculum design. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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