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English Teaching Challenges

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rmnorziananasir.wordpress.com. The Challenges Encountered Among English Teachers In Teaching ESP: Vocational College in Malaysia INTRODUCTION 1.0 Overview English Language teaching has become very important because of the global status of English and people all over the world are learning this. Thus, in realizing the important of English Language, Malaysian government has introduced the National Education Blueprint 2013-2015 which aimed in preparing Malaysian students for a globalised world. English for Specific Purposes had been introduced in 2013 as a new subject in Vocational Colleges throughout Malaysia in relation with this new education system policy. The study will be conducted to investigate the challenges faced by the teachers in …show more content…

There are so many obstacles faced by the English teachers due to the changes from teaching General English to English Language for Specific Purposes. Because of that, it is important to investigate the challenges faced by the English teachers who need to teach the new subject precisely. The challenges are interconnected with each other such as analysing the student’s needs, choosing relevant course content, material development, course implementation, class evaluation and assessment, student motivation and class size. Each of these challenges has its characteristics and the challenges influence one another and are integrated. This study tries to describe and analyze the challenges in teaching English for Specific Purposes at Vocational …show more content…

The challenges are interrelated with each other Vocational College: The ordinary Secondary Vocational School that had been upgraded to Vocational Colleges since 2013. English for Specific Purposes (ESP): This is the English Language subject that is thought by the English teachers in Malaysia Vocational Colleges for Certificate Level of Semester 2 and 4. It is a new subject because of the transformation of Vocational School to be Vocational College in Malaysia. English Teachers: The respondents who will be involved in this study. Previously they were teaching General English same like the ordinary Secondary Schools. However, due to the new policy they were instructed to teach English for Specific Purposes (ESP). 1.8 Summary This chapter presents an introduction of the study. The study will investigate the ‘Challenges Encountered Among English Teachers in Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Colleges in Malaysia’. Analysing the student’s needs, choosing relevant course content, material development, course implementation, class evaluation and assessment, student motivation and class size are the list of the challenges that will need to be encountered by the English

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