The Lack of the Teacher Training within the ESP Context The case of 3rd year Students in the Department of Business and Economy, University of Tlemcen

Abstract

With the growing demand to learn English for specific purposes and with the lack of any kind of teacher training program; the researcher attempts in her present research to investigate the main problems that ESP teachers face in the classroom at the department of Business and Economy in Tlemcen University. This research was managed with the population of the work combining both qualitative and quantitative methods. Teachers’ questionnaire and classroom observation were used for collecting data and getting insights into how ESP teachers deal with the lack of the teacher training since the research findings revealed that ESP teachers are approximately all novice teachers that graduated in the ELT department with no further teacher training program. Another enquiry is to look for strategies and methods teachers do to substitute this lack. The main results showed that during teaching ESP, teachers feel uncomfortable and anxious.However, the results show that although using various strategies and methods it is still not enough which still lead to negative atmosphere, poor and boring classroom. Furthermore, students do not care as also they don’t participate and engage in their activities. The results indicated that teacher training is something very important that Algeria institutions should not neglect.