Needs Analysis And Contextual Survey In Islamic Studies

Abstract

The scope of study of the present research is the design of English language courses for academic purposes in the faculty of Islamic studies at Batna1 University, in Algeria. As a matter of fact, needs analysis in the faculty of Islamic Studies is one of its substantial requirements, since no empirical research has previously been provided to determine the thematic of ELT/EFL material at this faculty. Materials offered in English teaching is thought to be insufficient, for it did not adequately prepare the students to virtually make use of their language capabilities to succeed in their academic or professional milieu. Moreover, neither their learning needs, wants and interests are taken into account nor they are aware of the genuine objectives of the course. Subsequently, the analysis of the learners’ language needs would be created with a consequent information and guidelines for the planning of ELT courses for teachers and language course designers; and would help them to make the right decisions with respect to teaching English to learners majoring in Islamic Studies.Therefore, to achieve this objective certain issues need to be investigated. The current research attempts to shed light on the concepts of needs analysis and many other relevant issues. It will consider how to discover the particular needs of learners requiring English for Academic purposes. What are needs and how can they be analyzed? What kind of theories; or what approaches have been used to handle this issue ?