• Mustafa Zamanian

  Author

• Nahid Naderi Anari

  Author

Despite the growing demand for English for Specific Purpose (ESP)
instruction in Iran, ESP courses are still limited to learning specific lexicon and
translating texts. In response to students' needs, this study is an attempt to analyze
subjective and objective language learning needs of Iranian ESP senior civil
engineering students at M.A. level. The questionnaires were administered to the both
students and their instructors and the data gathered from the respondents were
downloaded into SPSS. The findings of this study showed that there are differences
between subjective and objective needs analysis of students concerning the reason for
studying English, the belief about the focus of English language teaching on skills and
the importance of language skills. But there is no difference between subjective and
objective needs analysis of students concerning the future domain of English language
use and role of English in the university curriculum and future life.

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