Workplace Needs Analysis For Electrical Engineering: The Case Of Employees On BOOSTING PHASE 3 Project In SONATRACH HASSI R’MEL

Abstract

Since the oil crisis of the early 1970s, ESP has been developed to become as the main language for one of the most flourishing industries, which are the oil and gas construction projects. This phenomenon was accompanied with a revolution in linguistics and the focus on the learner. Thus, the researcher discusses theoretically the main concepts as the approaches, needs analysis, workplace and Electrical engineering. The main aim of the research is to discover the language needs for each category of stakeholders and to highlight the linguistics features and instances that govern the language of Electrical engineering. This nature of the study implies using deductive reasoning on investigating the situation of Electrical engineering students and employees. Therefore, a case study at Ain Temouchent University and BOOSING PHASE 3 project at Hassi R’mel has been conducted, besides a variety of research instruments namely questionnaires, and workplace observation to elicit the target and learning needs that lead to design the appropriate course. The findings of this study reveal that Teachers of technical English, and thus those of Electrical Engineering have often been criticized for lacking the specialist knowledge necessary. However, the problem is deeper and consists of lack of needs analysis and a misapplication of ESP approaches that are based on understanding the processes of language learning to go beyond the macro skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and analyse the varieties that distinguish the workplace communication, Considering these features, we could provide a useful course or guide the employees to the self developments. Finally, the researcher recommends more integration for language teachers at workplaces and a collaboration that involves broad category in charge as the organizational institutions, practitioners and course developers and learners.