An english course for law and administrative sciences students: the case of fourth- year students at abou bekr belkaid university – tlemcen

Abstract

The aim the present case study is to highlight the pressing need for introducing an English course at the Department of Law and Administrative Sciences, by investigating the English language needs of fourth year under-graduate students at Tlemcen University. This research work is threefold: first, analyse the situation regarding the use of English in some Algerian institutional and official work places; second, identify the students’ language needs; then, design an English course that will fulfil their needs. The results showed that the students under investigation are aware of the importance of English for their studies and profession, but have a low proficiency level in English. They need to learn a mixture of general and specific English terminology, language forms and structures, aiming at developing satisfactory and reasonable mastery of the four language skills with a special focus on the receptive ones through an eclectic syllabus.