Needs Analysis in ESP (English for Specific Purposes): The Case of Technical Bakers – Confectioners in a Public Vocational Institute in Greece

• Cozma Andra Dana ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Alicante; Thessaloniki, Greece
• Localización: New Trends in Research in Education, Philosophy and Communication / coord. por Antonio Cortijo Ocaña, Christos Lalos, Vicent Martines Peres, 2023, ISBN 978-84-10054-54-7, págs. 63-70
• Idioma: español
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  • The present paper represents a needs analysis of a group of students enrolled in a Public Vocational Institute (PVI) in the context of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP). One of the maingoals of the needs analysis conducted was to reveal the various learning styles and strategies forlearning of the students. Using a quantitative methodology, the results of the research show thatrespondents consider learning English as a relatively easy task related to their training. They believe the English language will help them in their profession and it will offer them better job opportunities. Most respondents seem to prefer using technology, watching videos, and listening to theteacher’s discourse in order to learn English. Their learning priority is acquiring vocabulary relatedto their profession, by practicing with colleagues or listening to conversations in English. Readingtexts in English related to their profession is also on their list of preferences. Moreover, the needsanalysis results revealed that learners prefer pair work or activities in small groups. Possible obstacles in the process of education and training were also researched. Respondents consider the physicaltiredness factor to obstruct the learning process while some of them underline that poor cooperationwith the trainer can affect the learning and training process. The participants consider speaking andlistening in English as being more important than reading and writing in their profession.