An-Najah Staff

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Original research

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Abstract

The teaching of English for Special Purposes (ESP) has developed from a concern

for the needs, desires, interests and attitudes of learners. ESP has many advantages; however,

they might not be achieved unless an encouraging atmosphere that meets students’ needs

is established. This paper examines the perceptions of subject matter teachers and English

language teachers of the needs of their EST ( English for Science and Technology) students

at An –Najah University. Therefore, the paper touches upon needs analysis as an important

issue related to the teaching of EST in an attempt to investigate the extent of cooperation

and coordination between the English language teachers and subject matter teachers. The

paper also investigates the subject matter and English language teachers’ perceptions of

the need for teaching English language, textbooks, materials, skills and activities in EST

courses. The perceptions of the need for subject matter and English language teachers have

been investigated by means of a questionnaire. The subjects of the study were (41) subject

matter teachers and English language teachers at An-Najah University. The ﬁndings of the

study revealed that the perceptions of the need for cooperation and coordination between

English language and subject matter teachers was very high.

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