English for Mathematics in the University Context: A Needs Analysis

The paper presents the results of the Needs Analysis project focusing on the process of acquiring and using specialized mathematical language. The project was motivated by the need to create a meaningful English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course and related testing for students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University. In conducting the project, the methodology of triangulation combining quantitative and qualitative methods and including an anonymous online questionnaire distributed to students and semi-structured interviews with professional mathematicians was followed. The methodology was established by the original study performed at ENS Paris-Saclay in France.