... (1997:56), a needs assessment enables researchers to justify their assumptions whether or not potential educational needs are sound, to design a program in terms of topics, materials so as ... find out students’ needs for my research, I followed the Needs Analysis approach presented by Potoar (1998), which is illustrated in the below figure. It can be seen clearly from the figure ... are a common and convenient method of organizing ESL/EFL textbooks, and share the motivational potential of situational syllabus, especially if selection is based on needs identification performed...