NECESSITY OF INTRODUCING A NEEDS-BASED SYLLABUS TO ENHANCE LANGUAGE SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Keywords:
Needs Analysis, Vocational Education, ESPAbstract
This paper aims at studying the theoretical information about Needs Analysis, ESP, and also reviews the findings of some relevant studies in the field of Needs Analysis and ESP. A large number of Indian students go abroad for study and professional purposes. Because of incompetency in the English language, many of them have to suffer. In India itself, every state has its regional language. Although Hindi is a national language, it is not useful in many states of India. Therefore, English language can become an alternative. To bring language competency among the Indian students, it is quite essential to teach English to them according to their needs and usefulness of the language in their future role as students or professionals. A review of the studies will bring a clear idea about how language programs based on the learners’ needs help the learners develop language skill/s comfortably.
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