NOBEL : Journal of Literature and Language Teaching
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): APRIL

PROBLEMS IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) IN HIGHER EDUCATION




Article Info

Publish Date
23 Apr 2014

Abstract

English for Specific Purpose appeared due to the awareness that general English course was not suitable for the learners’ need, especially in higher education. In the teaching of ESP, the materials are focused on the learners’ needs or their specific fields of study and it is assumed that they have basic language skills of general English. The purpose of this study was to analyze the problems that arise in teaching English for Specific Purpose (ESP) in higher education. The writer investigated the problems and the causes by reading many literature reviews related to the topic. The findings showed that there are five main problems in ESP. They are related to (1) teaching pedagogy, (2) the teachers ,(3) the design of the course, (4) students’ ability and (5) students’ needs. Some suggestions are also given to solve the problems in teaching English for Specific Purpose in higher education.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

nobel

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching publishes articles on literature, language, and language teaching from various perspectives, covering both literary and fieldwork studies. The journal puts emphasis on aspects related to language studies, with special reference to culture, ...