Language learning, teaching and assessment and the integration of adult immigrants. The importance of needs analysis

This paper:
• Stresses the importance of taking account of the language learning needs from a societal
perspective;
• Explains how language learning needs can be described and function as a basis for the
development and delivery of language programmes for adult immigrants;
• Explains how to take into account the perceived needs of immigrants as well as of the
host community;
• Presents a possible route to follow in order to describe adult immigrants’ language
learning needs from a task-based perspective.