Evaluating the effectiveness Of The ESP SyllabUS For The learnerS’ FUTUre careers

Abstract

To design syllabus that meets different needs of different learners in a specific field is a crucial part in the ESP teaching/learning process. However, there should be a continuous process of assessment and evaluation to guarantee a successful syllabus that aims to fit the learners’ requirements to enhance their level. In this context, the current study aims at investigating whether the designed syllabus meet the learners’ future job’s requirements. It also aims to discover whether the teacher studies learners’ needs before designing the syllabus. To carry out this study, the mixed methods approach was adopted in order to gather both the quantitative and the qualitative data. Two instruments were used to collect data, the questionnaire and the interview. The questionnaire was distributed to the students in the faculty of Economics Commerce and Management sciences in Mostaganem; while, the interview concerned the teacher of the English module in the same faculty. The obtained results indicated that the syllabus designed are useful and helpful for the learners’ future careers, but the teacher did not ask about the learners’ need before designing this syllabus. Thus, this study tried to put forward few recommendations to improve ESP teaching in this particular field, such as taking into consideration the learners’ needs to design the syllabus. Also, it suggested that there should be continuous assessment and evaluation for both benefits the learners and the English courses’ objetives.