A Course Design in ESP The Case of First Year Master’s Degree Students in the Department of Architecture University of Mostaganem

Abstract

English for Specific Purposes since its emergence has been developed and expanded locally and globally. Course design in one of the fundamental stages in ESP, the lacks and problems in the English courses in the department of Architecture, at Mostaganem University, is considered one of the main problems faced by both students and teachers in that department, also another serious problem is the lack of English teachers, only one teacher who is a subject specialist, the aim behind this research is for designing an appropriate course for Master 1 students of Architecture; however, this study is based on the needs analysis of the targeted learners (Master 1 students), the tools used for the data collection were two which were a questionnaire delivered to those students as well as an interview, and the results show that there an urgent need for a new course design for the benefits of those students, their basic needs of the English language were centered around the speaking and the writing skills as priorities especially the speaking skill, and then reading and listening, in addition to their need regarding vocabulary for specific use when reading their scientific articles and texts for them to be qualified for their future careers, at last, an assessment and evaluation were done to examine the teaching method used, the content, the materials, the students’ roles and performance, their motivation, and generally the course progressiveness and efficiency.