Needs Analysis as a Cornerstone in Formation of ICT Competence in Language Teachers Through Specially Tailored In-service Training Course

摘要

ICT competence is becoming an integral part of foreign language teachers' professional competence. However, syllabus design of efficient in-service courses aiming at improving ICT competence in specialists outside the IT domain is still quite a challenge. This paper looks specifically at needs analysis as a key to efficient professional development course design. This paper addresses practical concerns about ambiguity of the concept of needs, and focuses on learners' wants rather than necessities as the basis of needs analysis. Findings allowed the authors to develop a framework for a specially tailored in-service training course aiming at improving foreign language teachers' professional ICT competence. The study also focuses on identifying University teachers' needs related to sustainable development of their ICT skills and challenges that may be encountered in this field.