To Investigate Role of English for Specific Purposes in The Department of Management Sciences; A Case Study of University of Sindh Jamshoro
Keywords:
Needs Analysis, ESP Approach, Business & Commerce EnglishAbstract
The purpose of this research study is to investigate English for Specific Purpose (ESP) needs of Undergraduate Business & Commerce Students at Sindh University Jamshoro. The aim of this paper is to emphasis on the target needs of Business& Commerce Students that includes “necessities” ,“lacks” and “wants” aspects. The data were collected from the Business & Commerce Students at University of Sindh Jamshoro via restrict questionnaire and class observation. All participants were from the business & commerce departments. The students of business & commerce studying at the University of Sindh Jamshoro filled out a needs analysis questionnaire, which depicts the details of their current level, the existing gap for ESP, and wants according to their profession. The sample of business & commerce included 120 students. The finding of the present study suggests the current ESP syllabus and material are not meet with the needs of students. Thus, ESP course for Business & Commerce Students should be reshaped and synthesized according to the targeted needs of students.
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