افاق للعلوم
Volume 8, Numéro 5, Pages 100-113
2023-12-29

Breaking Barriers: Challenges Of Integrating Content And Language In Algerian Higher Education

Authors : Tihal Wafia .

Abstract

In ESP classes, teachers are required to integrate language teaching with subject-specific content, which often present a number of challenges. The aim of this research paper is to uncover the main obstacles Algerian teachers encounter in integrating content and language in ESP instruction and to suggest potential solutions to address these issues. A qualitative method is adopted to investigate these integration challenges. The paper reveals that the successful integration of content and language is a holistic approach and calls for the adoption of the learning-oriented assessment (LOA) framework as a promising solution. It also encourages a thorough reconsideration of the role of ESP in Algerian higher education institutions.

Keywords

 ESP, ;  Content and language integrated learning ; Content experts ; Collaboration