ESP Instruction in Iranian Academic Settings: Is There any Gap between ELT and Subject-matter ESP Teachers?

ESP Instruction in Iranian Academic Settings: Is There any Gap between ELT and Subject-matter ESP Teachers?

Since the advent of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), plenty of controversial issues have been raised in the academic circles all over the world. As we know, one controversial aspects of ESP domain deals with the significant role of the teacher variable. In the present study, the investigators intended to compare and contrast Iranian English major ESP instructors with their subject-matter counterparts in terms of their beliefs and classroom practices in ESP classes. A total of 423 Iranian English major (ELT) and subjectmatter ESP teachers participated in the study. The results revealed that theoretically a large and wide gap exists between English major and subject-matter ESP teachers while practically this difference is very slight