Dr. Violeta Jurkovič is a teacher of ESP and ESAP at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Currently, she teaches Maritime English for students of navigation and marine engineering, and English for Academic Purposes for students of transport technology and logistics at the undergraduate level. She holds a PhD in language teaching methodology. Her research interests lie in maritime communication, Maritime English, online informal learning of languages, and professional development of teachers of languages for specific purposes.