The objective of this study was to identify the target English language needs of Ethiopian policernpeacekeepers and by doing so, to evaluate the effectiveness of the English language coursernmaterial in addressing these needs. To this end, a focus group discussion was conducted tornidentify the target needs and an evaluation of the course material was made with the help of arncontent analysis card. Five Ethiopian police officers with previous peacekeeping experiencernparticipated in the focus group discussion that lasted for about an hour. The focus grouprndiscussion was recorded and transcribed and analysis of the discussion was made based on therntranscript. Then the content analysis card was used to decide on the extent to which the coursernmaterial addresses the target needs identified through the analysis of the focus group discussion. rnThe findings of the study showed that English is very important to Ethiopian police officers to dorntheir job as police peacekeepers. The other finding was that the level of English languagernproficiency required for mission service depends on the position occupied by the peacekeeper.rnIntermediate level of proficiency is enough for field or operational posts whereas advanced levelrnof proficiency is required for office posts. Also among the findings was that all the four majorrnlanguage skills are important for Ethiopian police officers to do their job as police peacekeepers.rnThe study also revealed that Ethiopian police peacekeepers mainly need English to:rncommunicate over the radio; give briefing and debriefing; take a statement from suspects,rnvictims and witnesses; listen to and understand briefings and debriefings; read and write e-mails;rnwrite reports. Last but not least, the findings also indicated that the course material does notrnsatisfy the target English language needs of Ethiopian police peacekeepers. Finally, based on thernabove findings, the researcher recommended the development of a new course material that takesrnthe needs of Ethiopian police peacekeepers into account.