3. The ESP practitioner is a teacher first, so he must
possess the qualities of a good general language
teacher along with the specific qualities desired for
his own field (Robinson, 1991).
In certain ESP contexts ,e.g. English for Academic
Purposes (EAP), English for Occupational
Purposes (EOP) and Business English, the teacher
assumes the role of a mentor who offers one-to-one
advice to students. This kind of special attention
has proved to be more helpful to students in
achieving their communication skills and
‘linguistic accuracy’ (Dudley-Evans & St. John,
1998,p.14).
4. As a Course designer and materials Provider
As a material writer
As a need analyser
As a motivator
As negotiator (middleman)
As a researcher
