This paper aims to analyze the teacher's role in a German course which has the specific purpose to develop the reading skill in this foreign language. The research was based on field notes in a German course for reading, including diaries, interviews, questionnaires, documental analysis and audio and video recordings. The results showed the multifaceted role of the foreign language teacher for specific purposes, who teaches the foreign language, analyses the needs of the target situation and of the learning situation, selects and produces didactic material, makes the learner aware of what the reading process is and foment the development of reading strategies.
German for specific purposes; teacher's role; reading in a foreign language; reading strategies
