English for Specific Purposes: Course Content and Needs Representativeness.

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Title: English for Specific Purposes: Course Content and Needs Representativeness.
Authors: Arharbi, Latifa1, Fadli, Sara2 sara.fadli@ump.ac.ma, Jadli, Souad1
Source: Journal of English Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics (JELTAL). 2026, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p33-40. 8p.
Subject Terms: *Course content (Education), *Needs assessment, *Content analysis, *Foreign language education, *Higher education, *College curriculum
Geographic Terms: Morocco
Abstract: The importance that English is getting as an international language directs the attention to its different aspects and teaching is one of the most essential ones. Currently, English for specific purposes is gaining attention due to the productivity it may offer for the efficient use of English in specific fields. The present research paper examines the course content of master program at the faculty of sciences at university Mohamed the First in Oujda, Morocco. The study aims at investigating the extent to which the course content responds to students' needs of English in relation to their field of study. Content analysis method is adopted to study the selected course content. The findings of the research show that there is a disparity in meeting the needs of the different disciplines taught at the faculty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: The importance that English is getting as an international language directs the attention to its different aspects and teaching is one of the most essential ones. Currently, English for specific purposes is gaining attention due to the productivity it may offer for the efficient use of English in specific fields. The present research paper examines the course content of master program at the faculty of sciences at university Mohamed the First in Oujda, Morocco. The study aims at investigating the extent to which the course content responds to students' needs of English in relation to their field of study. Content analysis method is adopted to study the selected course content. The findings of the research show that there is a disparity in meeting the needs of the different disciplines taught at the faculty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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