Language needs analysis from a perspective
of international professional mobility:The case of
French mountain guides. Se´verine Wozniak


        1.Introduction
2.Theoretical backgraund

At the French National Skiing and Mountaineering School
from August 2008 to June 2009

Mountain guide associations from more than 20 countries in Europe,
Asia, the Americas and Oceania, representing a total of almost 6000 guides

To assess the language needs of French mountain guides

 3.Data gathering. Triangular process
   4. Result

    2.Questionaire
  3.Observation from the final exam on English(non-participant)
  1. Unstructured interviews

English in the professional sphere

Usage of Language skills

Language biography:53 respondents

Adequate proficiency level


   5.Conclusion 

37 questions

language biography

personal detailes

English in occupational context

language skills

39 had experience of travelling

11 had EGP in universities

37 had EGP classes in school

1 native English speaker

39 had no ESP exxxperience

92.4 % used Enlish on the profession

EOP context requires a triangulated research process (Long, 2005).

The main focus

English for specific purposes, English for occupational purposes, and English as an international language

The perspective of target
situations in a professional context.

(Speaking-listening) professional conversations 39.6%

Writing 8%

(reading) professional documents 35.8 %

Good english 66%

Fluent english 13 %

Basic English 69.8%

mountaireening based English 83%

Final foriegn lamguage Exam

Independent users 97.9 %

3 sixty-min interviews were conducted, in August 2008, October 2008 and February 2009

Interviews

It is important to speak English in winter season

foreign languages have to be learned in situations

guides have to take an oral exam on English

Improving communication skill with client

to make clients to come back

French mountain guides’ association SNGM,in October2009contributed to
reinforcing appropriate preemployment course design