Analysis of ESP Courses in Terms of Objectives The Case of Business English Students of the Career Center-Ouargla University

Abstract

Nowadays ESP becomes an important branch in the field of ELT in Algeria .Therefore, the courses offered by ESP teachers should be well designed and structured in terms of learners’ needs, designing achievable objectives, and convenient content as well evaluating the effectiveness of the courses. In order to make sure that they serve learners’ needs and enable them to function effectively in their future career or study domain. In this respect, ESP course designers primarily consider learners’ general and specific objectives. These learning objectives are expressed in terms of needs and wants. Hence, help the course designer to set focused objectives for the course. Thus, it is important and worthy to investigate the compatibility of ESP course objectives with learners’ needs. The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of BE courses offered in the Career Center at the Department of Economics of Kasdi Merbah University. This study looks at the compatibility of BE courses objectives with learners’ needs and objectives. To report and analyse the data, a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods were used .We used two tools of research: questionnaires directed to the students and interviews for teachers of the Career Center. The main results of this investigation have revealed that BE courses are effective by considering learners’ needs and wants when setting the course objectives. Mainly asking the students about their needs and learning objectives helps in deciding upon the course content that serves them and integrate their needs. Depending on the results of our study we have suggested some recommendations that in our view may contribute in the development of effective learning programmes and courses.