Table 2. Sophomore students’ opinions about the contents of ESP courses and assessment of learning outcomes, on a: five point scale ranged from 1=“completely disagree” to 5=“completely agree” (N=221)

Percentage of students responded %) Mean SD
1 2 3 4 5
ESP courses provided the necessary specialized vocabularies for students 5.0 15.8 20.8 48.0 10.4 3.43 1.04
ESP courses met students’ needs of specialized knowledge 5.9 19.9 26.7 38.0 9.5 3.25 1.07
ESP courses met students’ needs of communication skill 16.3 30.3 27.6 21.3 4.5 2.67 1.12
ESP courses met students’ needs of presentation skill 14.9 29.4 29.0 22.6 4.1 2.71 1.10
ESP courses met students’ needs of problem-solving skill 14.5 31.2 30.3 17.2 6.8 2.71 1.12
ESP courses met students’ needs of teamwork skill 9.5 32.6 31.2 19.4 7.3 2.82 1.09
ESP courses should improve students’ listening skill 3.6 14.5 18.5 35.3 28.1 3.70 1.13
ESP courses should improve students’ speaking skill 3.6 11.3 18.1 37.1 29.9 3.78 1.10
ESP courses should improve students’ reading skill 1.8 10.0 26.2 37.6 24.4 3.73 1.00
ESP courses should improve students’ writing skill 5.0 11.3 24.9 33.9 24.9 3.62 1.12
Exam requirements matched ESP course content 4.1 9.5 39.8 35.7 10.9 3.40 0.95
Examination properly assessed students’ competence 5.4 11.3 47.1 28.1 8.1 3.22 0.94