Research Article

Exploring Interdisciplinary Team Teaching as a Pedagogical Strategy for Developing ESP Teachers’ Subject Matter Knowledge

Authors

  • YASSINE RAHA EFL teacher, English Department, Langage et societe Lab, Ibn Tofail University, FLLA, Kenitra, Morocco
  • Walid Mima EFL teacher, English Department, Langage et societe Lab, Ibn Tofail University, FLLA, Kenitra, Morocco https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3338-4147
  • Mohamed Benmhamed Associate Professor, English Department, Langage et societe Lab, Ibn Tofail University, FLLA, Kenitra, Morocco

Abstract

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has rapidly gained considerable importance due to the position of English as a lingua franca in various scientific and economic domains. This paper aims to highlight ESP practitioners' attitudes towards implementing interdisciplinary team teaching and the potential barriers that hinder its implementation in the business school at Ibn Tofail University. To achieve these objectives, a qualitative research design was adopted, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with five ESP practitioners in the business school. The study reveals that the five interviewed teachers have positive attitudes towards interdisciplinary team teaching in the business school. However, the five interviewed ESP practitioners have been reluctant to implement co-teaching, which is the highest level of collaboration and interaction between ESP practitioners and content teachers, due to personal, pedagogical, and administrative constraints.

Article information

Journal

Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics

Volume (Issue)

6 (1)

Pages

43-49

Published

2024-01-13

How to Cite

RAHA, Y., Mima, W., & Benmhamed, M. (2024). Exploring Interdisciplinary Team Teaching as a Pedagogical Strategy for Developing ESP Teachers’ Subject Matter Knowledge. Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 6(1), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.32996/jeltal.2024.6.1.5

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Keywords:

Interdisciplinary Team Teaching, Collaboration, Constraints, Implementation