Designing an English for specific purposes course for first year biology students : integrating information communication technologies in the classroom

Abstract EN

This study attempts to propose an English for Specific Purpose course design for biology students in Algeria, highlighting the use of different Information Communication Technologies that might be of assistance to both teachers and learners in the classroom context.

The course is designed to meet with the students' needs since several obstacles are claimed to be problematic for any English for Specific Purposes course as far as using Information Communication Technologies and equipment supply are concerned.

To this end, the researchers conducted a mixed-method approach to collect both qualitative and quantitative data where two research tools were implemented: the questionnaire with participants from the selected sample (first year licence biology students at Mascara University) and classroom observations.

The results partially confirmed the investigated hypothesis and disclosed that biology students need to develop their abilities in implementing different Information Communication Technologies.