EVALUATION OF AN ESP PROGRAMME: A STUDY IN EFL/ESL CONTEXT (Pages 46-52) by Dr Abdul-Malik Saif Saeed in THE ENGLISH INDIA / ISSN: 2321-1172 (Online); 2347-2634 (Print)

This study is concerned with investigating both the products and processes of English courses. The current ESP programme in FEIT, TU, Yemen endures a lot of problems related to its efficiency to improve the students’ English language proficiency to cope with their current and future language needs. This study aims to present the results of a language evaluation study of this programme with concentration on both its strengths and weakness. The results are presented within the evaluation thematic framework. A baseline evaluation or needs analysis was carried out to examine the students’ needs in relation to their English courses. The processes inside classrooms were also examined and evaluated. This is called formative evaluation. Finally, at the end of the instruction, a summative evaluation was conducted to measure the outcome of the entire programme on the students. This kind of evaluation was carried with the aim of accountability. Cloze testing producer was also used. Furthermore, the English admission test and the teaching materials of the programme were thoroughly examined to see their suitability. The findings of the study reveal that the entire programme under investigation fails to fulfil its aim in improving the students’ English language proficiency to cope with the language needs in academic and workplace settings.This study is concerned with investigating both the products and processes of English courses. The current ESP programme in FEIT, TU, Yemen endures a lot of problems related to its efficiency to improve the students’ English language proficiency to cope with their current and future language needs. This study aims to present the results of a language evaluation study of this programme with concentration on both its strengths and weakness. The results are presented within the evaluation thematic framework. A baseline evaluation or needs analysis was carried out to examine the students’ needs in relation to their English courses. The processes inside classrooms were also examined and evaluated. This is called formative evaluation. Finally, at the end of the instruction, a summative evaluation was conducted to measure the outcome of the entire programme on the students. This kind of evaluation was carried with the aim of accountability. Cloze testing producer was also used. Furthermore, the English admission test and the teaching materials of the programme were thoroughly examined to see their suitability. The findings of the study reveal that the entire programme under investigation fails to fulfil its aim in improving the students’ English language proficiency to cope with the language needs in academic and workplace settings.Key words: English for Specific Purposes (ESP); Evaluation ; Practitioners