THE ESSENCE OF NEEDS ANALYSIS CONSIDERATION IN DEVELOPING ESP COURSE
Keywords:
ESP, needs analysis, foreign language skills, survey, questionnaire, curricula, levels of foreign language proficiencyAbstract
The article deals with problem of needs analysis consideration in ESP course development. Both theoretical and practical aspects are taken into consideration. The analysis of recent publications and sources on subject is made. The main approaches to ESP course development and their difference from general foreign-language acquisition skills are dwelt upon. The peculiarities of ESP courses at enterprise and in higher educational establishment are considered. On basis of survey conducted in Institute of Telecommunications Radioelectronics and Electronic Engineering (Lviv Polytechnic National University) information about interest rate in an ESP course, why such a course is needed, which teaching methods are most effective, what teaching materials will enhance future of their professional skills was collected.
