Bear FormsBusiness English Needs Analysis Template
This business English needs analysis finds out where a professional uses English at work and what they find most stressful, so your lessons practice their real meetings, emails and calls, not textbook ones.
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Try the form
This is the real form, the way a learner will see it. Fill it in and click through: nothing you type is sent or saved.
What's included
7 questions in 2 steps. Every one can be edited, removed or reordered.
1Your work4 questions
- Full name requiredShort answer
- Email requiredEmail
- Industry requiredShort answer
- Your role requiredShort answer
2English at work3 questions
- When do you use English at work? requiredMeetings, Emails, Presentations, Phone or video calls, Negotiations, Small talk with colleagues, OtherPick any
- What do you find most stressful? requiredParagraph
- A sample work emailFile upload
Who it's for and when to use it
Use it with professionals who need English for work. A project manager who runs weekly calls with a US team, an engineer who writes reports, or a salesperson who negotiates with clients all need business English, but different parts of it.
The situations question, meetings, emails, presentations, phone or video calls, negotiations and small talk with colleagues, maps out the job. The stress question is often the most revealing: "I freeze when someone asks a question in a meeting" gives you a clear lesson plan.
Learners can upload a sample work email, with names and confidential details removed. It shows their real writing level and the kind of messages they send. For company-wide training, use the corporate English training inquiry.
How to use it in 3 steps
Pick the template
Click Use this template, or choose “Business English needs analysis” under New form in Bear Forms. All the questions are already there.
Make it yours
Every question is ready to use as it is. Change, add or remove any of them to fit how you work.
Share the link
Publish, then send the link by email or text, put it in your Instagram bio or Google Business Profile, or paste two lines of code to show it on your website.
Tips for better responses
- Practice their real situations. Turn the most stressful situation into a role play in the first lesson. Learners notice the difference immediately.
- Remind them about confidentiality. The upload help text asks learners to remove names and confidential details. Mention it again if they send a sample before lesson one.
- Learn their industry's words. Read up on the learner's industry before lesson one. Using two or three of their work terms builds trust fast.
- Ask again after a month. Needs change as confidence grows. A second look after a month often moves the focus from emails to meetings.
Make it your own
- Interview coming up? Use the job interview prep request.
- Mostly writing? Send drafts through the writing feedback request.
- Training a whole team? Send this form to each employee after the company fills in the corporate English training inquiry.
Frequently asked questions
What is a business English needs analysis?
A business English needs analysis is a short questionnaire that finds out how a learner uses English at work: their industry and role, the situations they face, what they find hardest and examples of their real work. Teachers use it to plan lessons around the job.
What should a needs analysis ask professionals?
Ask about their industry and role, the situations where they use English, like meetings, emails or calls, what they find most stressful, and for a sample of their real work. This template asks those seven questions in two steps.
Is it safe for learners to upload work emails?
Learners should remove names and anything confidential first, and the upload's help text says so. The upload is optional, so learners can skip it if their company doesn't allow sharing.
Can I use it for in-company training?
Yes. Send it to each employee before a course starts, then export the answers to a CSV file to see which situations matter most across the team.
How much does Bear Forms cost?
Bear Forms costs $4 a month on the Solo plan, or $32 a year. Solo covers up to 30 forms and 1,000 responses a month. Pro is $15 a month or $144 a year for unlimited forms and responses. There's no free plan, but every first payment comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How hard is it to set up?
It's quick: pick the template, change the parts in brackets, and press Publish. Questions are edited by clicking on them and moved by dragging, so there's nothing technical to learn. Most tutors have a form ready to share in a few minutes.
Can I put this form on my website?
Yes. Copy two lines of embed code into your website and the form appears right on the page. It resizes to fit phones. If you don't have a website, share the form's link instead: by email, by text, in your Instagram bio or on your Google Business Profile.
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