EXPLORING NATURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IMPORTANCE AND THEIR APPRAISAL OF THE ESP COURSE
The present study examined students’ perception of their English language needs in the Faculty of Natural Science and also examined their appraisal of the ESP course. The study was conducted in its second year, and the data was collected through a face-to-face semi-structured interview conducted with 27 students. The data collected were analyzed using thematic analysis. Therefore, qualitative data analysis (Weft QDA) software was used. Analysis of the results showed that students need English to learn when reading scientific texts and searching the Internet. Students also showed a strong preference for the group's speaking skills and activities. Regarding their assessment of the ESP course, although they acknowledged that the content was not always related to their areas of study, they insisted that the time for the English course was not enough and, therefore, they could not acquire all the necessary skills in English.