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Teaching ESP entails awareness of the workplace language requirements. This paper highlights the findings of a study investigating the challenges faced by the ESP teachers at the National Maritime High School of Bou-Ismail (NMHS) while dispensing ESP courses with regard to the objectives set by the International Maritime Regulations. To disclose this concern, semi-structured interview was developed to gather data, and pattern-coding was adopted to analyze data qualitatively. As result, a profile of significant Maritime English teachers’ difficulties have been identified: a) Lack of teachers’ training in Maritime English, b) Lack of collaborative teaching and access to out-of-book teaching aids, c) Students’ demotivation. Furthermore, tangible solutions to alleviate these challenges were proposed: providing a teacher-training program, joint teaching approach and a syllabus based on authenticity and students’ needs.
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