Adaptation of syllabus design to improve the proficiency of English for engineering

Abstract

With a rapid change in the world industry, higher institutions and universities are asked to adapt their syllabus design, particularly in the field of engineering. This study deals with the curriculum addressed to industrial engineering students at the Higher School of Applied Sciences, Tlemcen, Algeria. This investigation was divided into three parts; the first one was to collect data through the identification of students’ needs through an experimental group of 30 participants who were administrated a questionnaire. A teacher Interview was added to complete the research. The second part was to analyze the questionnaire and the interview, it was necessary to evaluate the relevance of the syllabus according to learners’ requirements and ESP teachers. And the last part was to propose a syllabus suitable to Industrial engineering students. The findings revealed that a suitable syllabus design is necessary to improve students' English learning for specific work-related functions and helps develop necessary skills such as communication