ESP Course Design and Teaching Professional Development in Algeria

Abstract

Coursebook design is becoming more and more important in the teaching of ESP in Algeria. In fact, the teaching of scientific and technical English has become demanded at university and in private schools, which has rendered the need for coursebooks and their design pressing. Many researches and projects have been undertaken in this sense to help this kind of literature to spread and to become available for both teachers, students and professionals. In parallel, professional development has become one of the most discussed topics, in particular, in relation to the teaching field. Hence, this paper, which is a modest contribution in the development of coursebook design in ESP, aims at discussing the characteristics of professional development and the possibility of their insertion and application in ESP coursebook design.