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Abstract

Conducting a needs analysis is the very first step in designing English for Specific Purpose (ESP) course as well as
maintaining the quality of the course to fulfill the learners’ needs. This research intends to highlight the
procedures significant in conducting a needs analysis (NA) for designing English for specific purpose course for the
ESL learners of B.S. (Hons.) agriculture sciences at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, (UAF) Pakistan. Data for
need analysis were collected through a questionnaire, document analysis and test techniques. It was observed that the
ESL learners of graduate level at University of Agriculture Faisalabad were taught general English courses which were
not sufficient to fulfill their communicative needs. Therefore, there is a need of an ESP Agriculture science course.
Suggestions have also been recommended to design ESP Agriculture Sciences course for these ESL learners.