Innovation in Language Learning

The aim of this study is to analyze the motivation and the reason behind why people, who aim to work in a specific field, feel the need to learn or improve their English and what should be the main goals of the classes they are taking compared to their area/field of work. This paper focuses on the results of a need analysis study conducted in a private institution and discusses the needs of the students who are working in the Aviation industry in terms of vocabulary. Due to the terminology and specific phrases that are used in an aircraft, the target language differs from the traditional use of speech in daily English, we for the main purpose of the study will be analyzing and detecting what aviation students need to focus on regarding the use of the vocabulary and phrases and what the main problems are in vocabulary learning. The study was conducted in a private institution and the subjects were 40 Civil Aviation Cabin Services students. The instruments that were used for data collection were a needs assessment scale and a focus-group interview. The study aims to reveal the areas of need in terms of vocabulary usage and the problematic areas that students are facing as well as their expectations from their English classes. The findings of the study will later be utilized for a design that will suit and fulfill the needs and wants of the students in the English language course regarding the aviation industry so that the outcome of the course will be a better help to the students in developing and understanding the language that is specialized in the aircraft field