ESP TEACHING CHALLENGES IN AN INDONESIAN VOCATIONAL HIGHER INSTITUTION

Abstract

This paper highlights the findings of a study investigating the challenges faced by an English teacher in his ESP teaching in an Indonesian vocational higher institution. The study was carried out within the framework of interpretive inquiry and the semi-structured interview was used as the instrument for data collection. NVivo 8 was employed in the study as the tool for facilitating the data analysis process. Through this approach, the teacher’s ESP teaching challenges could be identified. Some solutions to cope with these challenges are also offered in the discussion part of this paper.