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English language needs of Croatian students

The article presents the results of the second phase of the needs analysis research that was carried out in the spring of 2007. The preliminary survey, conducted in the spring of 2003, aimed at finding out the current status of foreign languages in Croatia, and at identifying English language needs of the urban adult population, mostly employed or studying. The findings prepared ground for designing a more specific instrument for wider scale research on learners' needs with respect to different professional contexts. The focus of this particular research was on the student population, to be more specific, students at higher educational institutions and their need for the English language in both their studies and private lives. This article closely analyzes particular situations and contexts, that is, English skills and competences (i.e. language-related activities) that students identify as necessary in both domains. The results are also related to the previous research.

English as a foreign/second language; needs analysis; educational domain; private domain; professional domain

Ovaj rad je takodjer objavljen na hrvatskom jeziku, u istome broju casopisa, na str. 51-67.