Aleph
Volume 10, Numéro 5, Pages 237-255
2023-10-25
Business English Teaching At The Ceil Centre -tlemcen University: From Theory To Practice
Authors : Haddam-bouabdallah Faiza . Benahmed Fadia . Belmokhtar Wafa .
Abstract
As a direct consequence of world globalisation, English has become highly required in several fields to meet occupational and academic purposes. Moreover, teaching English as a foreign language became prevalent, and demand for implementing ESP courses for particular career needs arose. Hence, this work was an endeavour to investigate the difficulties encountered by ESP teachers in Business English courses, particularly in the case of balancing theory and practice in the classroom. For the present research work, the investigators opted for an exploratory case study research at CEIL centre of Tlemcen University. Data were collected via structured interviews with a business teacher and two staff members, a student questionnaire and a classroom observation. Data were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The primary findings from the present investigation were interpreted and discussed in detail. Thus, it was reached that although the teacher considered the learners' needs when designing the courses to meet those needs, various difficulties were encountered concerning the balance between theory and practice in BE courses. This was mainly because the centre needs to offer a sufficient experience to qualify learners for appropriate positions. At the end of the research, the researchers provided a set of recommendations and suggestions as an attempt to eventually contribute to the current studies surrounding ESP in the Algerian context in general and CEIL centre in particular.
Keywords
Business English ; Course Design ; English for Occupational Purposes ; Needs Analysis
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