The pedagogical challenges to teaching English for medical purposes: the case of the faculty of medicine at Sidi Bel Abbes university

Abstract EN

Teaching English for medical purposes is a strenuous endeavour due to the numerous challenges facing teachers.

these challenges range from syllabus challenges to teacher and learner ones.

our study attempts to explore challenges to teaching English for medical purposes at the faculty of medicine at Sidi bel Abbes university.

the study revealed that Algerian teachers of English for medical purposes face issues similar to the ones of their colleagues in other countries where English is taught as a second or foreign language.

it further underlined that, although teaching English in Algerian medical universities is not without its challenges, there is evidence to consider that such challenges can eventually be overcome.