Example of Students' Needs Questionnaire
Suggested by
David Nunan. 1999 in Second Language Teaching & Learning.
Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publisher.
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Name :
Class:
Instruction
Circle a number on the right on what you like to learn and how you like to learn. The following key is the indication of your attitude and needs in learning English.
Key:
1.I don’t like this at all
2.I don’t like this very much
3.This is OK
4.I quite like this
5.I like this very much
I. Topics
In my English class, I would like to study topics………………………….
1. about me, my feelings, attitudes, beliefs, etc 1 2 3 4 5
2. from my academic subject: social, science etc 1 2 3 4 5
3. from popular culture: music, film etc 1 2 3 4 5
4. about current affairs and issues 1 2 3 4 5
5. that are controversial: underage drinking etc 1 2 3 4 5
II. Methods
In my English class, I would like to learn by……………………………
6. small groups discussion and problem solving 1 2 3 4 5
7. formal language study e.g studying from textbook 1 2 3 4 5
8. listening to the teacher 1 2 3 4 5
9. watching videos 1 2 3 4 5
10. doing individual work 1 2 3 4 5
III. Language Areas
This year, I most want to improve my……………………………
11. listening 1 2 3 4 5
12. speaking 1 2 3 4 5
13. reading 1 2 3 4 5
14. writing 1 2 3 4 5
15. grammar 1 2 3 4 5
16. pronunciation 1 2 3 4 5
IV. Out of Class
Out of class, I like to ……………………………
17. practice in the independent learning center 1 2 3 4 5
18. have conversations with native speakers of English 1 2 3 4 5
19. practice Engl;ish with my friends 1 2 3 4 5
20. collect examples of English that I find interesting/ 1 2 3 4 5
Puzzling
21. watch TV / read newspapers in English 1 2 3 4 5
V. Assessment
I like to find out how much my English is improving by……………………………
22. having the teacher assess my written works 1 2 3 4 5
23. having my teacher correct my mistakes in class 1 2 3 4 5
24. checking my own progress / correcting my own mistakes 1 2 3 4 5
25. being corrected by my fellow students 1 2 3 4 5
26. seeing if I can use the language in real-life situations 1 2 3 4 5
