Designing and Implementing an ESP Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experience of This Teaching Modality in the Beninese Context

This study examines how the process of designing an ESP (English for Specific Purposes) course registered by three EFL graduate students in didactics is structured along with participants at the University of Abomey Calavi (UAC). During the study, the designers should help a group of University of UAC workers to communicate in English effectively with international students who want to study at UAC or those who were already participating in international programmes there. This study introduces data about the trainees who benefit from this academic activity, tasks designed and taught, as well as the evaluation and assessment used. Finally, it suggests some recommendations for those who may consider the option of designing an ESP course as an effective strategy to promote the use of the English language in a work context.