ESP TEAM TEACHING BETWEEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC TEACHERS

Team teaching is an innovative approach where English language teachers and specialist teachers collaborate to design, deliver, and evaluate lessons. This study explores the experiences and perceptions of English language teachers, discipline-specific teachers, and students about ESP team teaching during the preparatory year at IAU, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations. The findings demonstrated the efficiency of team teaching in enhancing students’ language proficiency, academic performance, engagement, motivation, and teachers’ professional development. While many students and teachers favored team teaching and renouncing the traditional approach to teaching ESP. Nevertheless, teachers stressed the importance of teamwork to overcome challenges, including maintaining communication, coping with diverse teaching styles, and managing workload. Eventually, the study suggested some pedagogical implications to meet the needs of the students and prepare them for their prospective specialisms.