The objectives of this research were to know the method used, difficulties
faced by the English teachers in teaching ESP and also the interaction between
teachers and students during the teaching and learning process.
This was a descriptive qualitative research. The subjects of the research were
two English teachers of the first and second grade of Agricultural Engineering classes
at SMKN 1 Kalibagor. The writer collected the data through observation, interview,
questionnaire and documentation.
There were three main results of this research. First, the methods used by the
teachers in teaching ESP were Grammar Translation Method (GTM) whose
percentage was 80%, Direct Method (DM) whose percentage was 71.43%, and Audio
Lingual Method (ALM) which was known by analyzing the teachers‟ lesson plans.
Second, the difficulties faced by the teachers in teaching ESP covered making
students have positive attitudes during TLP, using media and involving students in
using media, accepting students‟ responses, making students enthusiastic in learning
process, relating the material with the other knowledge, doing reflection, and
involving students in making summary of material. In addition, the low students‟
motivation in learning and inappropriate students‟ handbook also became the
difficulties in teaching ESP. Third, the interaction between teacher and students of
each class was good enough. The teachers tried to evoke students‟ participation
through some interesting learning activities. Based on the result of teacher-students
interaction observation, the score of teacher I was 75%, while teacher II‟s score was
66.6%