The Awareness Of Esp Teachers At Sudanese Universities Towards The Differences And Similarities Between Esp And General English Testing Techniques

Research Article
Muntasir Hassan Mubarak and Abdallah Yasin
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
ESP, EGP, testing techniques, achievement test, diagnostic test.
Abstract: 

This paper aims at investigating ESP testing techniques at Sudanese universities with reference to current practices. The study adopted the descriptive analytical methodology. This was because of the suitability of the methodology with the type of the research. The data collecting tool was a questionnaire for teachers of ESP at some Sudanese universities. The study came out with the following result; teachers are not aware of the similarities and differences between ESP tests and GE tests. The study recommended that teachers should receive training on how to design an ESP test, special testing environment should be provided for ESP testing and designing an ESP test should cope with the needs of ESP students and the materials they are using