Abstract The main objective of the current English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs in Iran is to fill the gap between the students’ general English competence and their ability to read discipline-specific texts. This study aims to investigate the target and present reading comprehension needs of EAP undergraduate students of Persian literature in Yasouj state university through a mixed met...

      This research attempts to investigate the effect of the English language test of the University Entrance Examination (UEE) in predicting the academic achievement of Iranian EFL learners. To achieve this goal, Isfahan, Tabriz, Mashhad, Shiraz and AllamehTabatabaeiUniversities were randomly selected. Then, the scores of the English majors admitted to those universities were collected from t...

This paper probes into the feasibility of setting up EAP courses (English for Academic Purpose) non-English majors in Harbin Engineering University. study adopts need analysis model Hutchinson and Waters, uses research methods questionnaire survey interview. The results show that students have strong desire to be offered English course Purposes, but their current level is not sufficient cope wi...