A Suggested Program to Enhance the ESP Course Design Skills of Egyptian English Trainers.

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a suggested program ( ESP-CDSP) in developing ESP course design skills of ESP trainers. The researcher used both qualitative and quantative data gathering tools to assure illustrating some descriptive and interpretive information alongside collecting more precise and statistical data free of subjectivity. Furthermore, reviewing literature and related studies along with the outcomes of the pre-posttest and piloting questionnaire showed that most EFL trainers undergo a sort of extreme difficulty in managing their challenging roles as to be course material designers due to lack of having effective assistance and the difficulty of getting involved in professional development activities and practices. Accordingly, the researcher prepared and modified a list of course design skills suggested and developed by K.Graves ( 2000) as a guide for the design of the program to cope up with the divergent needs of the study participants .