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    Identification Of The Target English Language Needs Of Ethiopian Police Peacekeepers
    (AAU, 2020-05) Birhanu Tadesse, Aschalew; Bogale, Berhanu (Phd)
    The objective of this study was to identify the target English language needs of Ethiopian police peacekeepers and by doing so, to evaluate the effectiveness of the English language course material in addressing these needs. To this end, a focus group discussion was conducted to identify the target needs and an evaluation of the course material was made with the help of a content analysis card. Five Ethiopian police officers with previous peacekeeping experience participated in the focus group discussion that lasted for about an hour. The focus group discussion was recorded and transcribed and analysis of the discussion was made based on the transcript. Then the content analysis card was used to decide on the extent to which the course material addresses the target needs identified through the analysis of the focus group discussion. The findings of the study showed that English is very important to Ethiopian police officers to do their job as police peacekeepers. The other finding was that the level of English language proficiency required for mission service depends on the position occupied by the peacekeeper. Intermediate level of proficiency is enough for field or operational posts whereas advanced level of proficiency is required for office posts. Also among the findings was that all the four major language skills are important for Ethiopian police officers to do their job as police peacekeepers. The study also revealed that Ethiopian police peacekeepers mainly need English to: communicate over the radio; give briefing and debriefing; take a statement from suspects, victims and witnesses; listen to and understand briefings and debriefings; read and write e-mails; write reports. Last but not least, the findings also indicated that the course material does not satisfy the target English language needs of Ethiopian police peacekeepers. Finally, based on the above findings, the researcher recommended the development of a new course material that takes the needs of Ethiopian police peacekeepers into account.