ESP TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION -CHALLENGES AND ISSUES

Abstract

The present study focuses on teachers' perceptions regarding the teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Seeking to assess qualitative aspects and the value of ESP as a subject of major relevance, the paper reports initial results from a study on the application of ESP in tertiary level language instruction at the University of Tetovo (UT), Northern Macedonia and USAMVB "King Michael I of Romania" in Timisoara, Romania. Applying content analysis to identify themes, biases and meaning, the research investigated teachers' perceptions on the challenges and issues of ESP teaching in English language courses.

Keywords

• english for specific purposes
• language learning
• higher education
• language teaching
• teacher perceptions
• tertiary education