Abstract:
A good mastery of vocabulary is an important component in the learning process of English
for both general and specific purposes. However, the fact that general English teachers are
pointed to teach English for Specific Purposes (ESP) reveals considerable problems and
obstacles that stand as a barrier towards achieving better ESP vocabulary courses. This study
aims at investigating the requirements and difficulties facing teachers when teaching
vocabulary in ESP context at the level of Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia Jijel University,
particularly those teachers working at the faculty of Economics, Business, and Management
Sciences (EBM). In this research, it is hypothesized that teaching vocabulary in ESP context
is hindered by a lack of identifying teachers’ needs and difficulties . To check the validity of
this hypothesis, a questionnaire was administered to English teachers at the faculty of EBM at
Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia Jijel University. The obtained results showed that ESP teachers
at the faculty of EBM are faced with a number of difficulties when teaching ESP vocabulary.
Thus, in order to help GE teachers overcome their teaching difficulties; some suggestions
were recommended among them ESP teachers’ training and collaboration with subject
teachers
