Some Aspects of the ESP Curriculum Design for Tertiary Education Institutions

Abstract

The topicality of the issue is explained by a discrepancy between the current English for Special Purposes (ESP) curriculum and students’ wishes and demands of the labour market. In order to create an up-to-date ESP curriculum that would suit students, employers and customers’ wishes, the following research methods were used: analysis of theoretical literature and sources, empirical study (students’ interviews, students’ questioning, lecturers’ interviews, employers’ questioning) and qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods. The conducted needs analysis allows creating a modern curriculum based on theory and practice – seting its goal and tasks, choosing the most appropriate syllabi types, selecting teaching methods that correspond to students’ learning styles and satisfying students’ wishes and the requirements of the industry.