• Mohamed ACHAMRAH

Investigating Moroccan teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP and its impact on classroom programs and plans is slightly a new attempt in the field of education in Morocco. Many previous studies have examined the links between what teachers think and how they teach English for general purposes (EGP). Yet, this kind of study is infrequent and scarce in teaching English for specific purposes (ESP). Investigating teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP and its impact on different activities taking place in the classroom is missing from the existing literature on ESP teaching and teachers’ development. In an attempt to address this gap in the literature, this study investigates teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP at three practical schools in Moroccan higher education. It mainly aims at inspecting the links between teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP and the potential impacts of contextual factors on teachers’ knowledge in action. In order to get a complete and holistic understanding of teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP, ten (10) teachers from three various Moroccan schools in higher education were interviewed. A qualitative interpretive methodology was employed in collecting data for this study, using semi-structured interviews. The study results suggest that context plays a significant role in shaping teachers’ knowledge and practices of ESP in Moroccan higher education and had a profound influence on their pedagogical and practical choices. The study also designates that there is a gap between teachers’ “knowledge-for-practice” (theoretical knowledge) and their “knowledge-in-practice” (applied knowledge) that has been attributed to the shattering contextual factors. Finally, this study can be used as a path for ESP teacher development programmes to get insights into teachers’ ‘needs’ ‘deficiencies and “requirements.”

Moroccan teachers, English for specific purposes (ESP), ESP teaching, Moroccan Higher Education

"Investigation of Moroccan University Teachers’ Knowledge and Practices of ESP at Moroccan Schools of Engineering", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.a298-a313, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203036.pdf

"Investigation of Moroccan University Teachers’ Knowledge and Practices of ESP at Moroccan Schools of Engineering", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppa298-a313, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203036.pdf