Teaching and learning English for general business purposes in Algeria : an observational study case of first year LMD teachers and students of commercial sciences at Batna 1 university, Algeria

الملخص EN

The present paper is an observational study that aimed at investigating the situation of teaching and learning English for General Business Purposes in Algeria.

It took first year LMD teachers and students of Commercial Sciences at Batna 1 University as a population.

Results showed that this type of English is taught as General English and its teachers do not cater for their learners’ needs.

Although the courses contain more business specialized terminology, they are teacher-centered and target lexico-grammatical points instead of communicative skills.

Most learners’ general linguistic proficiency is poor as they commit grammatical, lexical, and phonological mistakes.

Moreover, it was observed that English for General Business Purposes’ teachers carry out only summative assessment while the formative one is completely ignored.

Lack of professional training, determined syllabi and specialized teaching materials are the most common challenges that face teachers.

These findings are discussed with pedagogical implications for classroom practices.-