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Needs Analysis In Teaching Chinese For Special Purposes: From Theory To Practice, Zhongqi Shi
Needs Analysis In Teaching Chinese For Special Purposes: From Theory To Practice, Zhongqi Shi
Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology
As a critical component of curriculum creation and syllabus design, needs analysis has not been widely used in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. To address some common misconceptions, this article discusses various aspects of need analysis with the goal of structuring a more comprehensive picture of this approach. Based upon that, a variety of needs analysis methods are introduced through examples, aimed at enabling frontline Chinese teachers to effectively use needs analysis in their own classrooms and ultimately improving their instruction.