REPORT TEXTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: ELABORATION OF STUDENTS’ NEEDS ANALYSIS

Abstract

The international community recognizes the importance of

education and training to address climate change. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement, and the associated

Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) agenda call on governments to educate, empower and engage all stakeholders and major groups on policies and actions relating to climate change. UNESCO has been working to make education a more central and visible part of the international response to climate change. Education is crucial to promote climate action. It helps people understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to act as change agents. This issue makes education needed to promote climate change to the global nation. One of the ways to announce it is to include reading materials about climate change through report texts. By learning this text, students will have knowledge and awareness in nurturing the world, especially their environments. This study aimed to elaborate the students’ needs in English report texts on climate change in terms of Want/Target Situation Analysis, Present Situation Analysis, Necessities/Need Analysis, and Knowledge Analysis.