O’zbekiston respublikasi oliy ta’lim, fan va innovatsiyalar vazirligi andijon davlat chet tillari instituti ingliz tili o’qitishning integrallashgan kursi kafedrasi chet tillarni o’qitishning integrallashgan kursi

LEARNER NEEDS

Kind of needs	Where the needs come from
Personal needs	age gender cultural background interests educational background motivation
Learning needs	learning styles past language learning experience learning gap (i.e. gap between the present level and the target level of language proficiency and knowledge of the target culture) learning goals and expectations for the course learner autonomy availability of time
(Future) professional needs	language requirements for employment, training or education

Activity 1. Look ai these descriptions of two learners. Make notes on their possible learning needs in the English classroom.

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  Age 6, female
  
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  Russian lather. French mother, lives in
  Paris
  
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  Loves activities and sport and being with other people
  
• 
  Started learning English two months ago Learns English happily because she
  enjoys her class and likes her teacher
  

• 
  Age 30. male
  
• 
  Indian, lives in India — rarely meets
  

people from other countries

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  Needs to improve his English for his new
  

job as a hotel manager

• 
  Very interested in computer programming
  
• 
  Started learning English at age 7 in primary
  

school and has excellent grammar, weak
speaking skills, good writing skills, little
knowledge of hotel English

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  Wants to learn quickly and to a high level
  
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  Very busy; little time for lessons