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Translating Needs Into Competencies2

The document outlines steps for conducting a needs analysis: 1. Identify the duties and responsibilities of professional workers, such as explaining procedures to patients, explaining drug interactions, administering medications, and writing medical records. 2. Translate the identified needs into competencies. For example, the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing can be broken down into competencies like being able to explain procedures to international patients or read academic journals. 3. The document provides a template to complete the needs analysis and identify the corresponding competencies.

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Translating Needs Into Competencies2

The document outlines steps for conducting a needs analysis: 1. Identify the duties and responsibilities of professional workers, such as explaining procedures to patients, explaining drug interactions, administering medications, and writing medical records. 2. Translate the identified needs into competencies. For example, the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing can be broken down into competencies like being able to explain procedures to international patients or read academic journals. 3. The document provides a template to complete the needs analysis and identify the corresponding competencies.

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SUGGESTED STEPS IN DOING NEEDS ANALYSIS

1. Identification of Duties of Professional Workers

Identification of Duties What are responsibilities of the Example:


of Professional Workers professional workers in the  Explaining to the patients
target situation (in terms of the  Explaining drug interactions
use of language)?  Calling by phone
 Giving information
 Giving instructions
 Checking understanding
 Explaining laboratory tests
 Administering medications
 Coding
 Writing medical records
 Reading prescription charts
 Reading patients’ records
 Requesting information by
e-mail
 Replying letter by e-mail
 Presenting the result of
study
Writing academic report or
journal

2. Translation of Needs into Competencies

Skills Competency
a. Speaking Example:
- Learners are able to explain drug interaction to
international patients
- Learners are able to give instructions to
international patients
b. Listening - Learners are able to respond complain from
international patients
- Learners are able to respond questions from
international patients
c. Reading - Learners are able to read international patients’
records
- Learners are able to read academic journal
d. Writing - Learners are able to write medical records
- Learners are able to write academic journal
Complete your need analysis and competencies here:

1. Identification of Duties of Professional Workers

Identification of Duties What are responsibilities of the 


of Professional Workers professional workers in the 
target situation (in terms of the 
use of language)? 










2. Translation of Needs into Competencies

Skills Competency
a. Speaking -
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b. Listening -
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c. Reading -
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d. Writing -
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