Abstract
ESP courses are designed to meet the specific needs of students. With this regard, it is noted that there are many challenges and problems that encounter ESP students studying English for Business Administration at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. This study has two aims, the first one is to explore the problems faced by students and the second one is to find possible solutions in order to overcome these problems in the light of the views of the students. The main instruments that were used in this study were interviews and documents (results of final exams). To achieve the aims of this study, 5 Saudi male students majoring in Business Management and Administration, participated in this study. The results showed that students registered on the ESP business modules faced a variety of problems. The nature of such problems is divided into three categories: class size, the limitation of inputs, and classroom management.
Highlights
ESP is the teaching of English language with the object of enabling a learner to properly use it in his field (Paltridge and Starfield, 2013)
There were three research questions related to the use of English in ESP classes, needs of ESP students in the ESP courses, and students’ evaluation of their instructors
The results showed that English should be the medium of instructions; learners preferred the use of audiovisual aids, formative assessment is very important, and ESP instructors play a crucial role in conducting ESP classes
Summary
ESP is the teaching of English language with the object of enabling a learner to properly use it in his field (Paltridge and Starfield, 2013). According to Hutchinson and Waters, three leading causes of ESP as an approach are increased need for the English skills in a particular field and progress in linguistics and in educational psychology. Many researchers have investigated various problems that face ESP learners from different angles. There were three research questions related to the use of English in ESP classes, needs of ESP students in the ESP courses, and students’ evaluation of their instructors. The results showed that English should be the medium of instructions; learners preferred the use of audiovisual aids, formative assessment is very important, and ESP instructors play a crucial role in conducting ESP classes
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