Investigating the Difficulties of Teaching ESP in Sudanese Colleges of Agriculture

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the difficulties of teaching ESP in Sudanese colleges of agriculture. The researchers have adopted descriptive analytical method. A questionnaire has been used as primary tool for collecting the data of the study. The sample of the questionnaire is consisted of 104 English language teachers. The researcher applied a chi-square test to analyze and verify the hypotheses. The results of the questionnaire have shown that ESP teaching is not effectively taught in those colleges of agriculture due to lack of teaching aids and weakness of the syllabus. The study recommended that ESP syllabus should be provided with necessary terms that related to agriculture which can help the students express themselves orally and in written situation