English for Specific Purposes (ESPs) is a learner-centered approach to teaching English as a foreign or second language and designed to meet the needs of most learners who have to learn a foreign language for use in their specific disciplines, such as science, technology, medicine and academic learning. The requirement of an ESP approach to course design would be Needs Analysis (NA), since it involves the awareness of a target situation. When evaluating an ESP course and identifying the language needs of the learners, NA is not the only parameter to be taken into account by the ESP teacher. There are other factors that have to be considered, such as formulation of goals and objectives, besides content and selection, and development of ESP materials. The dominant assumption in the field of ESP has been that if the needs of a group of English language learners can be accurately specified, then this identification can be used to establish the content of a language syllabus that will meet these needs. Yet, in Algerian universities, progressive efforts are made to design comprehensive Language for Specific Purpose syllabus which focuses on learners’ needs. Algerian ESP teachers, among others, should be aware that the syllabus is a valuable document; since it clarifies the different stages the teacher has to go through in order to reach the objectives of the course and allow the learners to be aware of the various stages of the learning process.

Though English is not the official language in many countries such as Algeria, France and Germany, it is currently the language most often taught as a second or foreign language around the world, as in India, Algeria and Japan. It is believed that English is no longer the exclusive cultural sign of native English speakers, but it is rather a language that is absorbing the aspects of cultures worldwide as it continues to grow (Graddol, 1997). In fact, English is so widely spoken throughout the world,1 that it has been referred to as “the global language”, “the lingua-franca” of the modern era.

Fast communication and exchange at various levels, notably politics and economy, are more essential than ever before. New nations such as those included in the Commonwealth and the European Union are born, and simultaneously the need for their people to intercommunicate more with each other and with the people of other nations developed. Today, around the world, more and more people are learning English as a means of communication. Coming from every nation, every race, and every walk of life, communities express the need to learn the English language. Among them are students, teachers and scientists, people who work in the government, engineers, and artists. That demonstrates that all kinds of people are willing to master the English language for their everyday life as well as for their professional occupations.

A huge interest and an outsized awareness both of the significance and the impact of English Language Teaching (ELT) and English Language Learning (ELL) are considerably growing day after day, chiefly in the developing countries, as it is the case of Algeria, where the English language has witnessed a huge interest since the early 1960s, empowered by the economic tendency of the country.

With the globalization of trade and economy and the ongoing increase of international communication in various fields, the demand for ESP is increasing. Algeria, like any other developing country, is looking for acquiring not only General English (GE) but also scientific and technical English to respond with pride and efficiency to these changes.

It is important to help students adapt to today’s competitive society, which means that a university needs to design ESP courses that can best prepare learners for future professional communication and later on evaluate the success or the failure of such syllabi. ESP programs should focus on developing communicative competence in a specific field, such as aviation, business or technology. Others would prepare students for careers in fields such as medicine, engineering, tourism or graphic design.

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