Open AccessChallenges of Teaching ESP: A Review
Author(s) -
Lisa Vangohol Jande,
Noor Aireen Ibrahim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lsp international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2601-002X
DOI - 10.11113/lspi.v8.16334
Subject(s) - english for specific purposes , process (computing) , computer science , teaching method , engineering ethics , mathematics education , engineering , psychology , operating system
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has Noor Mala Ibrahim gained prominence and abundant research has been conducted on issues associated with it. However, research addressing the challenges of ESP teaching and learning continues to receive extensive attention focusing on issues ranging from the most appropriate methodology to use in ESP classrooms and contents to cover for effective learning outcomes for the learners. The aim of this review paper is to give a brief overview of what ESP is all about, it also covers some issues faced by ESP practitioners while in the process of teaching. During the course of this review, the key words “ESP Challenges”, “ESP teaching methodology”, “ESP teacher” were used on Google scholar to search for relevant materials to the topic covering the range of years from 2012 - 2021. Twenty relevant materials were finally selected which are used for this review. This review finally concludes by offering solutions as to how these challenges can be overcome by practitioners to make ESP teaching more effective.