Variables in an ESP operation : a theoretical overview

الملخص EN

The design of materials to ESP students is a task that requires several prerequisites.

Since the course designer needs to take into consideration different variables that have been traced by ESP specialists.

The first of these prerequisites is the Identification of [earners' target needs (relatedto real life situation) ; language lacks andwants.

The collected data is supposedto allow the course designer to derive the expected language competence compared with, the actual language background of the learners, ie.

necessities and tacks.

Processing the collected data allows tfie course designer to determine the process of the organisation of the ESP course or material.