A Task-Based Needs Analysis for Australian Aboriginal Students: Going beyond the Target Situation to Address Cultural Issues

Autor/inn/en	Oliver, Rhonda; Grote, Ellen; Rochecouste, Judith; Exell, Michael
Titel	A Task-Based Needs Analysis for Australian Aboriginal Students: Going beyond the Target Situation to Address Cultural Issues
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 11 (2013) 3, S.246-259 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
DOI	10.5172/ijtr.2013.11.3.246
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Vocational Education; Technical Education; Career Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Needs Assessment; Interviews; Questionnaires; Observation; High School Students; Cultural Relevance; Indigenous Knowledge; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Technikunterricht; Arbeitslehre; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bedarfsermittlung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Beobachtung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Australien
Abstract	While needs analyses underpin the design of second language analytic syllabi, the methodologies undertaken are rarely examined. This paper explores the value of multiple data sources and collection methods for developing a needs analysis model to enable vocational education and training teachers to address the needs of Australian Aboriginal students from remote communities who speak Australian English as an additional language (EAL). Adopting a task-based approach to needs analysis, data were gathered from educators, students, potential employers and Aboriginal community members using interviews, observation and document collection. The findings highlight the benefits of a needs analysis for triangulating multiple data sources and methods to identify the actual target tasks, including social workplace interactions as well as cultural issues. These findings have implications for all language needs analyses, particularly for EAL students from non-Western cultures. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01