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The current study aims to examine whether or not there are any perceptual differences in learning English between students taking EGP courses and those taking ESP courses, and then, to find out whether or not the usefulness, their perception and attitudes towards English studies in the ESP group do not differ from each other across students in differing years. The subjects were 150 students from a university in Busan, Korea. For the instrument, the self-developed questionnaire survey was used to highlight their perceived needs and attitudes. The key findings were as follows: First, the comparison between the two groups showed that the ESP group is much more aware of the needs of ESP courses for their future career choices and the importance of specialized English than their counterpart. Second, the ESP group did not demonstrate statistically significant differences among freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, which suggests that they share the same perception and attitudes towards studying ESP courses. Based on the results from the study, suggestions will be made for the improvement of ESP programs in Korea