ESP Learners’ Role in Text Material Selection The Case Study of 1st Year Master Students of Geology Petroleum at Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla

Abstract

This study atempts to investigate the role of ESP learners in material selection in order to se to what extent their involvement contributes in selecting apropriate materials. Thus, it is hypothesized that ESP learners may have great contributions in text material selection. To check the hypotheses of this study, two procedures are used. First, a questionaire adreses to thirty (30) students of first year Master Geology Petroleum at University of Kasdi Merbah Ouargla. Second, structured interview is conducted to two ESP teachers in the same department. The results obtained confirm the proposed hypotheses that ESP learners’ have great contributions in text material selection if the teachers give them the oportunity to expres their atitudes and interests.