Need Analysis to Develop English Listening Materials for Biological Students

Abstract

Need analysis becomes very essential before deciding on learning objectives, determining the assessment indicators, designing instructional material, as well as developing materials. The study aims to explore the students' needs for English listening materials from various semesters in the Biological Department at Muhammadiyah University of Parepare. In collecting the data, the method used were questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaire was given to various semesters of Biological students while the interview was done with the English lecturer of the Biological Department. The study resulted that most of the students were in the fair classification of mastering English listening skills.  Moreover, the students proposed some materials needed to include in the teaching of listening skills in English. The materials were daily conversation, instruction in the English language, English Biological materials, language used in the academic seminar, and writing when listening.