Synergy and challenges in team-taught ESP courses in tertiary education

Abstract

Abstract. Given that the modern approach to teaching English for special purposes (ESP) determines the course content and methodology based on the students’ reason for learning, the presentation focuses on the opportunities and risks of an integrated course taught by an English teacher and specialism lecturers in a team. Synergistic benefits of sharing a course by both the subject and language specialists are illustrated by the decade of experience, classroom observation, and stakeholders’ feedback. Team-teaching and course integration challenges are outlined for further professional debate. Keywords: ESP, content integration, team-teaching, tertiary education, interdisciplinary synergy, teaching methodology.