The Basics of Designing English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Teaching Materials

Résumé

The aim of this study is to spot light on the role of ESP practitioner as teaching materials` developer and designer. The study also attempts to investigate whether ESP practitioners are aware of the basics of designing ESP teaching materials for a particular group of learners who have their exclusive specificity. The current research paper is qualitative in which a survey questionnaire targeting ten ESP practitioners from the faculties of Technology, Economics and Management, and Social and Human Sciences of the University of El-Oued, Algeria was used as a data collection tool. The findings of the study revealed that there should be collaboration between ESP practitioners and subject specialists in designing ESP instructional materials. The results also demonstrated the necessity of integrating learners` academic and professional needs in designing, developing, and selecting ESP teaching materials.