Questing Better ESP Teaching/Learning for Engineering Students: The Case of Saleh Boubnider University, Constantine3

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Published: Dec 31, 2019
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Engineering students, ESP course, English language skills, Language needs, Needs analysis

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Radia Bouguebs
ENS “Assia Djebar” Constantine – Algeria

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This study aimed to investigate the English language needs of engineering students at the “Ecole National Polytechnique” of Constantine in Algeria. To determine their proficiency levels and identify the specific areas in which they require language support, a descriptive analytic research design was adopted. Data was gathered through a needs analysis survey submitted to a sample of engineering students. The analysis data revealed that while most of the students had a basic level of English proficiency, they still struggled with speaking and listening and academic writing conventions. The findings suggest the necessity of a relevant ESP course that will help engineering students improve their English language skills mainly the oral ones and will enable them to succeed in their academic and professional pursuits.

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Bouguebs, R. (2019). Questing Better ESP Teaching/Learning for Engineering Students: The Case of Saleh Boubnider University, Constantine3. International Journal of Multilingualism and Languages for Specific Purposes , 1(1), 10-25. Retrieved from https://revue.univ-oran2.dz/Revue/IJMLSP/index.php/IJMLSP/article/view/6
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Vol 1 No 1 (2019): IJMLSP Volume: 01 Number 01/ December 2019
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Radia Bouguebs, ENS “Assia Djebar” Constantine – Algeria

Radia Bouguebs is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the Ecole Normale Superieure “Assia Djebbar” Constantine -3-, Algeria. She holds a PhD degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Constantine- 1-. She has been teaching English for more than 15 years. In fact, she had the opportunity to take in charge of different types of teaching (Courses, Tutorials) of various subjects for different levels and at different Faculties. As a researcher, Radia has undertaken research on teacher education, innovative teaching approaches, developing language skills, language learning policies, and the use of ICTs in foreign language learning and teaching. Her participation in more than fifteen national and international conferences allowed her to meet and exchange her investigations and teaching experience with colleagues from Algeria and foreign countries. Her work has been published in national and international journals including Modern Journal of Language Teaching Methods (MJLTM), International Arab Journal of English for Specific Purposes (IAJESP), Journal of Studies in Language, Traduction et Langues, Revue des Sciences Humaines, Culture and Society (JSLCS) among others. FORUM des Enseignants and others.

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