ESP teacher's rol
Instructors spend time monitoring students' learning
Managing students' behavior, and promoting a positive learning atmosphere, among others.
Instructors should motivate students to invest significant energy in task completion
And also support task performance and negotiation of meaning on the part of students.
In TBLT method, instructors assume a more passive role in the classroom
They perform and important mediational role co-constructing learning with the students. In other words, the instructors is to work side by side with the students and monito their weaknesses and strengths.
Key role is leading students to ask achievement
Even if the tasks are carefully selected, the instructors are the ones in charge of launching the learning process.
Selector and sequencer of tasks
Tasks are purposeful and real-life oriented.
Consciousness raising
Interventions foster learner's curiosity and problem solving skills, instead of giving the answers away.